Lofer Mountains | |
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Loferer Steinberge panorama from Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee
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Highest point | |
Peak | Großes Ochsenhorn |
Elevation | 2,511 m (8,238 ft) |
Geography | |
Country | Austria |
States | Tyrol and Salzburg |
Range coordinates | 47°32′00″N 12°39′00″E / 47.533333°N 12.65°ECoordinates: 47°32′00″N 12°39′00″E / 47.533333°N 12.65°E |
Parent range | Northern Limestone Alps |
The Lofer Mountains or Loferer Mountains (German: Loferer Steinberge, lit. "Lofer Rock Mountains") are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps in the Eastern Alps of central Europe. They are located in Austria in the federal states of Tyrol and Salzburg. The Lofers are separated from the Leogang Mountains to the southeast by a 1,202 m high saddle known as the Römersattel.
The Lofer Mountains border on the following other mountain ranges in the Alps:
The Lofer Mountains from St. Ulrich am Pillersee
The Großes Ochsenhorn from the Große Wehrgrube
The Lofer Mountains from the southwest
The Lofer Mountains from Birnhorn
Loferer Steinberge from Gr. Häuselhorn on the Reiter Alm