Western Tauern Alps | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Grossglockner |
Elevation | 3,798 m (12,461 ft) |
Coordinates | 47°04′29″N 12°41′42″E / 47.07472°N 12.69500°E |
Geography | |
Countries | Austria and Italy |
States of Austria, regions of Italy | Tyrol, Carinthia, Salzburg, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
Parent range | Central Eastern Alps |
Borders on | Eastern Rhaetian Alps, Southern Rhaetian Alps, Dolomites, Carnic and Gailtal Alps, Carinthian-Styrian Alps, Eastern Tauern Alps, Northern Salzburg Alps and Tyrol Schistose Alps |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
The Western Tauern Alps (German: Westliche Tauernalpen, Italian: Alpi dei Tauri occidentali) are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps.