Chiemgau Alps
The Chiemgau Alps are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps and belong to the Eastern Alps. They are crossed by the Austria–Germany border: their major part is situated in Bavaria, Germany, and only a small section is within the states of Salzburg and Tirol in Austria. They reach their highest elevation in the Sonntagshorn, a peak straddling the German-Austrian border.
Geography
The Chiemgau Alps stretch from the Inn River in the West to the Salzach River in the East and cover a distance of in strike direction; their maximum width in North-South direction amounts to about.They are surrounded by the following mountain ranges:
- Bavarian Prealps in the West
- Kaisergebirge in the Southwest
- Leoganger Steinberge in the South
- Loferer Steinberge in the Southeast
- Berchtesgaden Alps in the Southeast and East
Major peaks
- Sonntagshorn - 1,961 m
- Steinplatte - 1,869 m
- Geigelstein - 1,808 m
- Zwiesel - 1,781 m
- Dürrnbachhorn - 1,776 m
- Hochstaufen - 1,771 m
- Fellhorn - 1,764 m
- Hochgern - 1,744 m
- Rauschberg - 1,671 m
- Hochries - 1,569 m
- Ristfeuchthorn - 1,569 m
- Klausenberg - 1,548 m
- Unternberg - 1,425 m
- Heuberg - 1,338 m
- Hörndlwand 1684 m
- Kampenwand 1664 m
Category:Mountain ranges of the Alps
Category:Mountain ranges of Tyrol
Category:Mountain ranges of Bavaria
Category:Mountain ranges of Salzburg
Category:Northern Limestone Alps