Chiemgau Alps
# Chiemgau Alps

The Chiemgau Alps (German: Chiemgauer Alpen) are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps and 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 Tirol. They reach their highest elevation (1961 m) in the Sonntagshorn, a peak straddling the German-Austrian border.

## Geography

The Chiemgau Alps stretch from the Inn River in the West to the Salzach River in the East and cover a distance of 60 km in strike direction; their maximum width in North-South direction amounts to about 25–30 km. They are surrounded by the following mountain ranges:

* Bavarian Prealps in the West
* Kaisergebirge in the Southwest
* Leoganger Steinberge in the South
* Loferer Steinberge in the Southeast
* Berchtesgaden Alps in the Southeast and East

Their northern edge often drops off quite drastically to the foothills.

### Major peaks

* Sonntagshorn - 1,961 m
* Steinplatte - 1,869 m
* Geigelstein - 1,808 m
* Zwiesel - 1,781 m
* Dürrnbachhorn - 1,776 m
* Hochstaufen - 1,771 m
* Fellhorn - 1,764 m
* Hochgern - 1,744 m
* Rauschberg - 1,671 m
* Hochries - 1,569 m
* Ristfeuchthorn - 1,569 m
* Klausenberg - 1,548 m
* Unternberg - 1,425 m
* Heuberg - 1,338 m

Peaks for rock climbing:

* Hörndlwand 1684 m
* Kampenwand 1664 m

47°43′N 12°33′E﻿ / ﻿47.717°N 12.550°E﻿ / 47.717; 12.550

