North Tyrol Limestone Alps
# North Tyrol Limestone Alps

The North Tyrol Limestone Alps (Nordtiroler Kalkalpen in German) are a mountain range located in Austria and, marginally, in Germany.

## Geography

Administratively the range belongs to the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg and to the German state of Bavaria.

### SOIUSA classification

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

* main part = Eastern Alps
* major sector = Northern Limestone Alps
* section = North Tyrol Limestone Alps
* code = II/B-21

### Subdivision

The range is divided into six Alpine subsections:

* Lechtaler Alpen - SOIUSA code:II/B-21.I;
* Lechquellengebirge - SOIUSA code:II/B-21.II;
* Wettersteingebirge - SOIUSA code:II/B-21.III;
* Karwendel - SOIUSA code:II/B-21.IV;
* Brandenberger Alpen - SOIUSA code:II/B-21.V;
* Kaisergebirge - SOIUSA code:II/B-21.VI.

## Notable summits

Some notable summits of the range are:

| Name | metres | feet |
| - | - | - |
| Parseierspitze | 3,036 | 9,961 |
| Zugspitze | 2,961 | 9,718 |
| Feuerspitze | 2,852 | 9,357 |
| Birkkarspitze | 2,749 | 9,019 |
| Rote Wand | 2,704 | 8,869 |
| Hochwanner | 2,744 | 9,003 |
| Ellmauer Halt | 2,344 | 7,690 |
