Chiemgau Alps Explained

The Chiemgau Alps (de|Chiemgauer Alpen) are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps and belong to the Eastern Alps. They are crossed by the Austria–Germany border: their major part is situated in Bavaria, Germany, and only a small section is within the states of Salzburg and Tirol in Austria. They reach their highest elevation in the Sonntagshorn, a peak straddling the German-Austrian border.

Geography

The Chiemgau Alps stretch from the Inn River in the West to the Salzach River in the East and cover a distance of in strike direction; their maximum width in North-South direction amounts to about .They are surrounded by the following mountain ranges:

• Bavarian Prealps in the West
• Kaisergebirge in the Southwest
• Leoganger Steinberge in the South
• Loferer Steinberge in the Southeast
• Berchtesgaden Alps in the Southeast and East

Their northern edge often drops off quite drastically to the foothills.

Major peaks

• Sonntagshorn - 1,961 m
• Steinplatte - 1,869 m
• Geigelstein - 1,808 m
• Zwiesel - 1,781 m
• Dürrnbachhorn - 1,776 m
• Hochstaufen - 1,771 m
• Fellhorn - 1,764 m
• Hochgern - 1,744 m
• Rauschberg - 1,671 m
• Hochries - 1,569 m
• Ristfeuchthorn - 1,569 m
• Klausenberg - 1,548 m
• Unternberg - 1,425 m
• Heuberg - 1,338 m

Peaks for rock climbing:

• Hörndlwand 1684 m
• Kampenwand 1664 m

47.7167°N 45°W