North Tyrol Limestone Alps

North Tyrol Limestone Alps
Parseierspitze (3,036 m)
Highest point
PeakParseierspitze
Elevation3,036 m (9,961 ft)
Coordinates47°10′28″N 10°28′42″E / 47.17444°N 10.47833°E / 47.17444; 10.47833
Naming
Native nameNordtiroler Kalkalpen (German)
Geography
North Tyrol Limestone Alps (section nr.21) within Eaestern Alps
CountriesAustria and Germany
StatesTyrol, Vorarlberg and Bavaria
Parent rangeAlps
Borders onNorthern Salzburg Alps, Bavarian Alps, Tyrol Schistose Alps, Western Rhaetian Alps and Eastern Rhaetian Alps
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Rock typeSedimentary rocks[1]

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

  1. ^ The Northern Limestone Alps, Gesaeuse National Park; article on www.nationalpark.co.at, accessed on April 2012