The Northern Limestone Alps are the ranges of the Eastern Alps north of the Central Eastern Alps. The distinction from the latter group, where the higher peaks are located, is based on differences in geological composition. The Northern Limestone Alps extend from the Bregenzerwald in Vorarlberg in the west to the Wienerwald in Lower Austria and Vienna in the east. The Himalaya as seen from the International Space Station A mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain ranges by passes or rivers. ... Eastern Alps is the name given to the eastern half of the Alps, usually defined as the area east of the Splügen Pass in eastern Switzerland. ... The Central Eastern Alps are the core ranges of the Eastern Alps with the highest peaks, located between the Northern Limestone Alps and the Southern Limestone Alps, from which they differ in geological composition. ... Bregenzerwald is one of the main regions in the Province of Austria. ... Vorarlberg is the westernmost state (Land) of Austria. ... Wienerwald near Breitenfurt The Wienerwald (English: Vienna Woods) is a wooded promontory of the Alps in eastern Lower Austria, located at the border between the Mostviertel and the Industrieviertel, two of the four quarters of Lower Austria. ... Map of Lower Austria showing districts and the four quarters (Waldviertel in green, Weinviertel in red, Mostviertel in yellow and Industrieviertel in blue) Lower Austria (de: Niederösterreich) is one of the nine states or Bundesländer in Austria. ... Vienna (German: , see also other names) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ...

The highest peaks in the Northern Limestone Alps are Parseierspitze (3,038 metres) in the Lechtal Alps, and Dachstein (2,996 m). Parseierspitze is, at 3,036 metres tall, the highest summit of the Northern Limestone Alps and the only one that exceeds the 3,000 m mark. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Hoher Dachstein is one of the highest mountains in the Northern Calcareous Alps. ...

Ranges of the Northern Limestone Alps (from East to West):

Groups of the Northern Limestone Alps
(purple lines showing international borders and the borders of Austrian states)

• • Wienerwald (1)
  • Gutenstein Alps (2)
  • Rax and Schneeberg (3)
  • Mürzsteg Alps (Schneealpe)(4)
  • Türnitz Alps (5)
  • Ybbstal Alps (6)
  • Hochschwab (7)
  • Ennstaler Alpen (including Gesäuse) (8)
  • Upper Austrian foothills (9)
  • Totes Gebirge (10)
  • Dachstein (11)
  • Salzkammergut (12)
  • Tennengebirge (13)
  • Berchtesgaden Alps (14)
  • Loferer Steinberge and Leoganger Steinberge (15)
  • Chiemgauer Alpen (16)
  • Kaisergebirge (17)
  • Rofangebirge, Brandenberg Alps (18)
  • Bavarian Prealps (Mangfallgebirge, Estergebirge etc.) (19)
  • Karwendel (20)
  • Wetterstein (21)
  • Ammergau Alps (22)
  • Allgäu Alps (23)
  • Lechtal Alps (24)
  • Lechquellengebirge (25)
  • Bregenzerwald (26)

Coordinates: 47°20′31″N, 14°13′18″E Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 428 pixel Image in higher resolution (1321 × 707 pixel, file size: 68 KB, MIME type: image/png)Groups of the Northern Limestone Alps (German Wikipedia) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 428 pixel Image in higher resolution (1321 × 707 pixel, file size: 68 KB, MIME type: image/png)Groups of the Northern Limestone Alps (German Wikipedia) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of... Since Austria is a federal republic according to the constitutional framework of Austrian politics, Austrias nine provinces are customarily referred to as States of Austria or Bundesländer, singular Bundesland. ... Wienerwald near Breitenfurt The Wienerwald (English: Vienna Woods) is a wooded promontory of the Alps in eastern Lower Austria, located at the border between the Mostviertel and the Industrieviertel, two of the four quarters of Lower Austria. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Schneeberg, with its 2076m-high summit Klosterwappen, is the highest mountain of Lower Austria, and the easternmost 2000m-high mountain in the Alps. ... The Ennstaler Alpen (Alps of the Enns valley) are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps. ... The Gesäuse National Park is an IUCN category II national park in Styria, Austria. ... The Totes Gebirge is a group of mountains in Austria, part of the Northern Calcareous Alps, lying between the Salzkammergut and the Ennstaler Alpen. ... Hoher Dachstein is one of the highest mountains in the Northern Calcareous Alps. ... The Salzkammergut is a resort area east of Salzburg, Austria, spanning the federal states of Upper Austria, Salzburg, and Styria. ... Estergebirge is a small mountain range in Bavaria. ... The Karwendel is the largest range of the Northern Limestone Alps. ... Bregenzerwald is one of the main regions in the Province of Austria. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...