Lechtal Alps
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Lechtal Alps | |
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German: Lechtaler Alpen | |
File:Parseierspitze.jpg
Parseierspitze with Grinner Glacier
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Highest point | |
Peak | Parseierspitze |
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Geography | |
Country | Austria |
States | Tyrol and Vorarlberg |
Parent range | Northern Limestone Alps |
Borders on | Allgäu Alps and Ammergau Alps |
The Lechtal Alps (German: Lechtaler Alpen) are a mountain-range in western Austria, and part of the greater Northern Limestone Alps range. Named for the Lech River which drains them north-ward into Germany, the Lechtal Alps occupy the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg and are known for their diverse rock structure.
The highest peaks are, in descending order:
- Parseierspitze, 3,040 metres (9,970 ft)
- Dawinkopf, 2,970 metres (9,740 ft)
- Südlicher Schwarzer Kopf, 2,949 metres (9,675 ft)
- Gatschkopf, 2,947 metres (9,669 ft)
- Bocksgartenspitze, 2,939 metres (9,642 ft)
- Holzgauer Wetterspitze, 2,898 metres (9,508 ft)
- Oberer Bocksgartenkopf, 2,888 metres (9,475 ft)
- Vorderseespitze, 2,888 metres (9,475 ft)
- Freispitze, 2,887 metres (9,472 ft)
- Eisenspitze, 2,859 metres (9,380 ft)
The highest summit in the eastern part of the Lechtal Alps is the prominent Große Schlenkerspitze (2,827 m).
See also
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