Lofer Mountains
| Lofer Mountains | |
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| File:Loferer Steinberge Panorama Süd-West.jpg
Loferer Steinberge panorama from Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Großes Ochsenhorn |
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| Geography | |
| Country | Austria |
| States | Tyrol and Salzburg |
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| 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.
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Summits in the Lofer Mountains
- Ulrichshorn 2,032 m (AA)
- Großes Ochsenhorn 2,511 m (AA)
- Mitterhorn (Großes Hinterhorn) 2,506 m (AA)
- Großes Reifhorn 2,480 m (AA)
- Breithorn 2,413 m (AA)
- Großes Rothorn 2,409 m (AA)
- Rothörnl 2,394 m (AA)
- Geislhörner 2,291 m (AA)
- Seehorn 2,155 m (AA)
- Zwölferhörnl 2,104 m (AA)
Valley settlements
Neighbouring mountain ranges
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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Loferer-Steinberge-07.06.jpg
The Lofer Mountains from St. Ulrich am Pillersee
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LofererSteinberge-großesOchsenhorn.jpg
The Großes Ochsenhorn from the Große Wehrgrube
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Loferer Steinberge-südwest.jpg
The Lofer Mountains from the southwest
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Loferer-Steinberge-vom-Birnhorn.jpg
The Lofer Mountains from Birnhorn
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Loferer Steinberge vom Gr. Häuselhorn auf der Reiter Alm.jpg
Loferer Steinberge from Gr. Häuselhorn on the Reiter Alm
References
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- ↑ 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. ISBN 978-3-7001-2775-8.
- ↑ Arnold, Rosemarie (2009). Austria, Baedeker, p. 425. ISBN 978-3-8297-6613-5
- ↑ Heuss, Theodor (1955). Preludes to life: early memoirs, University of Michigan, p. 143.
