Northern Salzburg Alps

Northern Salzburg Alps
The Hochtor, in the foreground the Hesshütte
Highest point
Peak	Hochkönig
Elevation	2,941 m (9,649 ft)
Coordinates	47°25′14″N 13°03′47″E
Naming
Native name	Salzburger Nordalpen (German)
Geography
Northern Salzburg Alps (section nr.24) within Eaestern Alps
Countries	Austria and Germany
States of Austria, States of Germany	Salzburg, Styria, Bavaria
Parent range	Alps
Borders on	North Tyrol Limestone Alps, Bavarian Alps, Tyrol Schistose Alps, Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps, Western Tauern Alps and Eastern Tauern Alps
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny
Rock type	Sedimentary rocks[1]

The Northern Salzburg Alps (Salzburger Nordalpen in German) are a mountain range located in Austria.

Geography

Administratively the range belongs to the Austrian state of Salzburg and, marginally, to Styria and to the German state of Bavaria. The whole range is drained by the Danube river.

SOIUSA classification

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:^[2]

• main part = Eastern Alps
• major sector = Northern Limestone Alps
• section = Northern Salzburg Alps
• code = II/B-24

Subdivision

The range is divided into four Alpine subsections:^[2]

• Loferer und Leoganger Steinberge - SOIUSA code:II/B-24.I;
• Salzburger Schieferalpen - SOIUSA code:II/B-24.II;
• Berchtesgadener Alpen - SOIUSA code:II/B-24.III;
• Tennengebirge - SOIUSA code:II/B-24.IV;

Notable summits

Hundstein western slopes

Some notable summits of the range are:

Name	metres	feet
Hochkönig	2,941	9,646
Watzmann	2,713	8,899
Selbhorn	2,655	8,708
Birnhorn	2,634	8,640
Raucheck	2,430	7,970
Hundstein	2,117	6,944

References

1. The Northern Limestone Alps, Gesaeuse National Park; article on www.nationalpark.co.at, accessed on April 2012
2. Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.