Lofer Mountains
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| Lofer Mountains | |
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| File:Loferer Steinberge Panorama Süd-West.jpg Loferer Steinberge panorama from Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Großes Ochsenhorn |
| Elevation | 2,511 m above sea level (AA) |
| Geography | |
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| Country | Austria |
| States | Tyrol and Salzburg |
| Range coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Parent range | Northern Limestone Alps |
The Lofer Mountains[1][2][3][4] or Loferer Mountains[5][6] (German: Loferer Steinberge, lit. "Lofer Rock Mountains") are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps in the Eastern Alps of central Europe. They are located in Austria in the federal states of Tyrol and Salzburg. The Lofers are separated from the Leogang Mountains to the southeast by a 1,202 m-high saddle known as the Römersattel.
Summits in the Lofer Mountains
[edit | edit source]- Ulrichshorn 2,032 m above sea level (AA)
- Großes Ochsenhorn 2,511 m above sea level (AA)
- Mitterhorn (Großes Hinterhorn) 2,506 m above sea level (AA)
- Großes Reifhorn 2,480 m above sea level (AA)
- Breithorn 2,413 m above sea level (AA)
- Großes Rothorn 2,409 m above sea level (AA)
- Rothörnl 2,394 m above sea level (AA)
- Geislhörner 2,291 m above sea level (AA)
- Seehorn 2,155 m above sea level (AA)
- Zwölferhörnl 2,104 m above sea level (AA)
Valley settlements
[edit | edit source]Neighbouring mountain ranges
[edit | edit source]The Lofer Mountains border on the following other mountain ranges in the Alps:
- Chiemgau Alps (to the north)
- Berchtesgaden Alps (to the east)
- Leoganger Steinberge (to the southeast)
- Kitzbühel Alps (to the southwest)
- Kaisergebirge (to the west)
Photos
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The Lofer Mountains from St. Ulrich am Pillersee
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The Großes Ochsenhorn from the Große Wehrgrube
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The Lofer Mountains from the southwest
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The Lofer Mountains from Birnhorn
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Loferer Steinberge from Gr. Häuselhorn on the Reiter Alm
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lofer Mountains at www.summitpost.org. Accessed on 10 Feb 2013.
- ^ Sander, Bruno (1951). Contributions to the study of depositional fabrics: rhythmically deposited triassic limestones and dolomites, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, University of California, pp. 22 and 113.
- ^ Various, The Monthly packet of evening readings, Vol. X, Mozley, London, 1870, p. 411
- ^ Lichtenberger, Elisabeth (2000). Austria: society and regions, Austrian Academy of Sciences, p. 173. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- ^ Arnold, Rosemarie (2009). Austria, Baedeker, p. 425. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Heuss, Theodor (1955). Preludes to life: early memoirs, University of Michigan, p. 143.
External links
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