Northern Lower Austria Alps

Northern Lower Austria Alps
Lower Austria Alps
Highest point
PeakHochstadl
Elevation1,919 m (6,296 ft)
Coordinates47°41′11″N 15°04′31″E / 47.68639°N 15.07528°E / 47.68639; 15.07528
Naming
Native nameNiederösterreichische Nordalpen (German)
Geography
Northern Lower Austria Alps (section nr.27) within Eaestern Alps
CountryAustria
States of AustriaLower Austria, Upper Austria, Styria
Parent rangeAlps
Borders onSalzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps and Northern Styrian Alps
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Type of rockSedimentary rocks[1]

The Northern Lower Austria Alps or Lower Austria Alps (Niederösterreichische Nordalpen in German) is the proposed name for a subdivision of mountains in a new, and as yet unadopted, classification of the Alps. They are the northernmost section of the Alps.

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