Northern Lower Austria Alps | |
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Lower Austria Alps | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Hochstadl |
Elevation | 1,919 m (6,296 ft) |
Coordinates | 47°41′11″N 15°04′31″E / 47.68639°N 15.07528°E |
Naming | |
Native name | Niederösterreichische Nordalpen (German) |
Geography | |
Country | Austria |
States of Austria | Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Styria |
Parent range | Alps |
Borders on | Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps and Northern Styrian Alps |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
Type of rock | Sedimentary 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.