Bavarian Alps
The Bavarian Alps (German: Bayerische Alpen) is a collective name for several mountain ranges of the Northern Limestone Alps within the German state of Bavaria.
| Bavarian Alps | |
|---|---|
View of the Mangfall Mountains from Bodenschneid looking west to the Wallberg | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Zugspitze |
| Elevation | 2,962 m (9,718 ft) |
| Coordinates | 47°18′43″N 10°21′22″E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Bayerische Alpen (German) |
| Geography | |
| Countries | Germany and Austria |
| States | Bavaria and Tyrol/Vorarlberg |
| Range coordinates | 47°38′N 11°46′E |
| Parent range | Northern Limestone Alps |
| Borders on | Western Rhaetian Alps, North Tyrol Limestone Alps and Northern Salzburg Alps |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
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