Chiemgau Alps

The Chiemgau Alps (German: Chiemgauer Alpen) are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps and belong to the Eastern Alps. Their major part is situated in Bavaria, Germany and only a small section crosses the Austrian border into the states of Salzburg and Tirol. They reach their highest elevation (1961 m) in the Sonntagshorn, a peak straddling the German-Austrian border.

Chiemgau Alps
Geigelstein (1808 m) seen from the southern peak Breitenstein
Highest point
PeakSonntagshorn
Elevation1,961 m (6,434 ft)
Geography
CountriesGermany and Austria
StatesBavaria, Salzburg and Tirol
Parent rangeNorthern Limestone Alps
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Age of rockMesozoic and Cenozoic
Type of rocksedimentary rocks
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