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The Northern Limestone Alps are the ranges
Mountain range

A mountain range is a chain of mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by mountain pass or valleys. Individual mountains within the same mountain range do not necessarily have the same geology, though they often do; they may be a mix of different orogeny, for example volcanoes, uplifted mountains or Fold mountains...
 of the Eastern Alps
Eastern Alps

Eastern Alps is the name given to the eastern half of the Alps, usually defined as the area east of the Spl?gen Pass in eastern Switzerland. North of the Spl?gen Pass, the Posterior Rhine forms the border, and south of the pass, the Liro river and Lake Como form the boundary line....
 north of the Central Eastern Alps
Central Eastern Alps

The Central Eastern Alps are the core mountain range of the Eastern Alps with the highest peaks, located between the Northern Limestone Alps and the Southern Limestone Alps, from which they differ in geological composition....
 located in the alpine countries of Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
, and Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. The distinction from the latter group, where the higher peaks are located, is based on differences in geological composition. If viewed on a west-east axis, the Northern Limestone Alps extend from the Bregenzerwald
Bregenzerwald

Bregenzerwald is one of the main regions in the Province of Vorarlberg, Austria. Geologically, the Bregenzerwald is a mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps, specifically the northern flysch zone....
 in Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg

Vorarlberg is the westernmost and wealthiest States of Austria of Austria. Though it is the second smallest in terms of area , it borders three countries; Germany , Switzerland and Liechtenstein....
, Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
 in the west through the German/Austrian federal-states of Bavaria
Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
, Tyrol
Tyrol

Tyrol is a region in Western Central Europe, which included the present day States of Austria of Tyrol , the Regions of Italy Trentino-Alto Adige/S?dtirol and three Comunes of the Veneto Regions of Italy ....
, Salzburg
Salzburg

is the List of cities and towns in Austria#List of cities and towns by population size in Austria and the capital city of the states of Austria of Salzburg ....
, Upper Austria
Upper Austria

Upper Austria is one of the nine States of Austria or Bundesl?nder of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria , and Salzburg ....
, and Styria to the Wienerwald
Wienerwald

The Vienna Woods is a low, wooded section of the Alps in eastern Lower Austria and Vienna. The area covers over 1,000 square kilometres and includes the northernmost parts of the entire Alpine chain....
 in Lower Austria
Lower Austria

Lower Austria is one of the nine Bundesland or Bundesl?nder in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria is Sankt P?lten — the most recent capital town in Austria....
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The Northern Limestone Alps are the ranges
Mountain range

A mountain range is a chain of mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by mountain pass or valleys. Individual mountains within the same mountain range do not necessarily have the same geology, though they often do; they may be a mix of different orogeny, for example volcanoes, uplifted mountains or Fold mountains...
 of the Eastern Alps
Eastern Alps

Eastern Alps is the name given to the eastern half of the Alps, usually defined as the area east of the Spl?gen Pass in eastern Switzerland. North of the Spl?gen Pass, the Posterior Rhine forms the border, and south of the pass, the Liro river and Lake Como form the boundary line....
 north of the Central Eastern Alps
Central Eastern Alps

The Central Eastern Alps are the core mountain range of the Eastern Alps with the highest peaks, located between the Northern Limestone Alps and the Southern Limestone Alps, from which they differ in geological composition....
 located in the alpine countries of Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
, and Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. The distinction from the latter group, where the higher peaks are located, is based on differences in geological composition. If viewed on a west-east axis, the Northern Limestone Alps extend from the Bregenzerwald
Bregenzerwald

Bregenzerwald is one of the main regions in the Province of Vorarlberg, Austria. Geologically, the Bregenzerwald is a mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps, specifically the northern flysch zone....
 in Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg

Vorarlberg is the westernmost and wealthiest States of Austria of Austria. Though it is the second smallest in terms of area , it borders three countries; Germany , Switzerland and Liechtenstein....
, Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
 in the west through the German/Austrian federal-states of Bavaria
Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
, Tyrol
Tyrol

Tyrol is a region in Western Central Europe, which included the present day States of Austria of Tyrol , the Regions of Italy Trentino-Alto Adige/S?dtirol and three Comunes of the Veneto Regions of Italy ....
, Salzburg
Salzburg

is the List of cities and towns in Austria#List of cities and towns by population size in Austria and the capital city of the states of Austria of Salzburg ....
, Upper Austria
Upper Austria

Upper Austria is one of the nine States of Austria or Bundesl?nder of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria , and Salzburg ....
, and Styria to the Wienerwald
Wienerwald

The Vienna Woods is a low, wooded section of the Alps in eastern Lower Austria and Vienna. The area covers over 1,000 square kilometres and includes the northernmost parts of the entire Alpine chain....
 in Lower Austria
Lower Austria

Lower Austria is one of the nine Bundesland or Bundesl?nder in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria is Sankt P?lten — the most recent capital town in Austria....
. They end in the city-state of Vienna
Vienna

Vienna is the Capital of Republic of Austria and also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million...
 in the east.

The highest peaks in the Northern Limestone Alps are Parseierspitze
Parseierspitze

Parseierspitze is, at 3,036 metres tall, the highest mountain of the Northern Limestone Alps and the only one that exceeds the 3,000 m mark....
 (3,036 metres) in the Lechtal Alps
Lechtal Alps

The Lechtal Alps are a mountain range in western Austria, and part of the greater Northern Limestone Alps range. Named for the Lech River which drains them northward into Germany, the Lechtal Alps occupy the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg and are known for their diverse rock structure....
, and Hoher Dachstein
Hoher Dachstein

Hoher Dachstein is a strongly karstic Austrian mountain, and the second highest mountain in the Northern Limestone Alps. It is situated at the border of Upper Austria and Styria in central Austria, and is the highest point in each of those states....
  (2,996 m) in the Dachstein massif.

Ranges of the Northern Limestone Alps (from East to West):
  • Wienerwald
    Wienerwald

    The Vienna Woods is a low, wooded section of the Alps in eastern Lower Austria and Vienna. The area covers over 1,000 square kilometres and includes the northernmost parts of the entire Alpine chain....
     (1)
  • Gutenstein Alps (2)
  • Rax
    Rax

    The Rax is a mountain range at the border of the Austrian federal provinces Lower Austria and Styria, situated in the Northern Limestone Alps....
     and Schneeberg
    Schneeberg (Alps)

    The Schneeberg, with its 2076 m-high summit Klosterwappen, is the highest mountain of Lower Austria, and the easternmost 2000 m-high mountain in the Alps....
     (3)
  • Mürzsteg Alps (Schneealpe)(4)
  • Türnitz Alps (5)
  • Ybbstal Alps (6)
  • Hochschwab (7)
  • Ennstaler Alpen
    Ennstaler Alpen

    The Ennstaler Alps are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps. They are located in the Austrian States of Austria of Styria and Upper Austria, but mostly in Styria....
     (including Gesäuse) (8)
  • Upper Austrian foothills (9)
  • Totes Gebirge
    Totes Gebirge

    The Totes Gebirge is a group of mountains in Austria, part of the Northern Limestone Alps, lying between the Salzkammergut and the Ennstaler Alpen....
     (10)
  • Dachstein (11)
  • Salzkammergut
    Salzkammergut

    The Salzkammergut is a resort area located in Austria. It stretches from Salzburg to the Dachstein mountain range, spanning the States of Austria of Upper Austria , Salzburg , and Styria ....
     (12)
  • Tennengebirge (13)
  • Berchtesgaden Alps (14)
  • Loferer Steinberge and Leoganger Steinberge (15)
  • Chiemgau Alps
    Chiemgau Alps

    The Chiemgau Alps are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps and therefore belong to the Eastern Alps. Their major part is situated in Bavaria, Germany and only a small section crosses the Austrian border into the states of Salzburg and Tyrol ....
     (16)
  • Kaisergebirge (17)
  • Rofangebirge, Brandenberg Alps (18)
  • Bavarian Prealps (Mangfallgebirge, Estergebirge
    Estergebirge

    Estergebirge is a small mountain range in Bavaria. It is classified either as part of Bavarian Prealps or larger chain of Northern Limestone Alps....
     etc.) (19)
  • Karwendel
    Karwendel

    The Karwendel is the largest mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps. Four chains stretch from west to east; in addition, there are a number of fringe ranges and an extensive promontory in the north....
     (20)
  • Wetterstein
    Wetterstein

    File:Wetterstein ehrwald 1.jpgThe Wetterstein, is a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps. It is a compact range between Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Mittenwald, Seefeld in Tirol and Ehrwald; partially in Bavaria, Germany and partially in Tyrol, Austria....
     (21)
  • Ammergau Alps (22)
  • Allgäu Alps
    Allgäu Alps

    The Allg?u Alps are a mountain range in the Alps, located in Bavaria in Germany and Tyrol and Vorarlberg in Austria....
     (23)
  • Lechtal Alps
    Lechtal Alps

    The Lechtal Alps are a mountain range in western Austria, and part of the greater Northern Limestone Alps range. Named for the Lech River which drains them northward into Germany, the Lechtal Alps occupy the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg and are known for their diverse rock structure....
     (24)
  • Lechquellengebirge (25)
  • Bregenzerwald
    Bregenzerwald

    Bregenzerwald is one of the main regions in the Province of Vorarlberg, Austria. Geologically, the Bregenzerwald is a mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps, specifically the northern flysch zone....
     (26)


See also

  • Central Eastern Alps
    Central Eastern Alps

    The Central Eastern Alps are the core mountain range of the Eastern Alps with the highest peaks, located between the Northern Limestone Alps and the Southern Limestone Alps, from which they differ in geological composition....
  • Southern Limestone Alps
    Southern Limestone Alps

    The Southern Limestone Alps are the mountain range of the Eastern Alps south of the Central Eastern Alps. The distinction from the latter group, where the higher peaks are located, is based on differences in geological composition....