Northern Lower Austria Alps
| Northern Lower Austria Alps | |
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| Lower Austria Alps | |
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Hochstadl |
| Elevation | 1,919 m (6,296 ft) |
| Coordinates | 47°41′11″N 15°04′31″E / 47.68639°N 15.07528°ECoordinates: 47°41′11″N 15°04′31″E / 47.68639°N 15.07528°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Niederösterreichische Nordalpen |
| Geography | |
Northern Lower Austria Alps (section nr.27) within Eaestern Alps
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| Country | Austria |
| States of Austria | Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Styria |
| Parent range | Alps |
| Borders on | Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps and Northern Styrian Alps |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Type of rock | Sedimentary rocks |
The Northern Lower Austria Alps or Lower Austria Alps (Niederösterreichische Nordalpen in German) is the proposed name for a subdivision of mountains in a new, and as yet unadopted, classification of the Alps. They are the northernmost section of the Alps.
Administratively the range belongs to the Austrian state of Lower Austria and, marginally, to the states of Upper Austria and Styria. The whole range is drained by the Danube river.
According to the proposal by SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps), the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:
Lower Austria Alps are divided into three Alpine subsections:
The chief summits of the range are:
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