North Tyrol Limestone Alps | |
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Nordtiroler Kalkalpen | |
Parseierspitze (3,036 m)
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Highest point | |
Peak | Parseierspitze |
Elevation | 3,036 m (9,961 ft) |
Coordinates | 47°10′28″N 10°28′42″E / 47.17444°N 10.47833°ECoordinates: 47°10′28″N 10°28′42″E / 47.17444°N 10.47833°E |
Geography | |
Countries | Austria and Germany |
States | Tyrol, Vorarlberg and Bavaria |
Parent range | Alps |
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Geology | |
Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
Type of rock | Sedimentary rocks |
The North Tyrol Limestone Alps (Nordtiroler Kalkalpen in German) are a mountain range located in Austria and, marginally, in Germany.
Administratively the range belongs to the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg and to the German state of Bavaria.
According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:
The range is divided into six Alpine subsections:
Some notable summits of the range are: