The Brandenberg Alps (german: Brandenberger Alpen) are a sub-group of the Northern Limestone Alps, that run in front of the Eastern Alps for their whole length. They lie entirely in

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between

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, the

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and the

Bavarian Prealps The Bavarian Prealps (german: Bayerische Voralpen) are a mountain range within the Northern Limestone Alps in south Germany. They include the Bavarian Prealp region between the river Loisach to the west and the river Inn to the east; the range is a ...

. They are widely known in German as the ''Rofangebirge'', although the actual ''Rofan'' (also ''Sonnwendgebirge'') is only the western part of the area between the

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stream and the

lake. It consists of a central mountain group and three individual mountains. The Guffert (), which is located outside the central group, forms a distinct mountain block. It is located north of Kramsach, between the Tegernsee

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and the central Rofan. The Unnütze, at the northern end of the Achensee east of

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, and the Ebener Joch () east of Maurach at the southern end of the Achensee, are also outside the central mountain range.

Neighbouring mountain ranges

The Brandenberg Alps border on the following other sub-groups in the Alps: *

(to the north) * Kaisergebirge (to the east) * Kitzbühel Alps (to the south) *

Tux Alps The Tux Alps (german: Tuxer Alpen) or Tux Prealps (''Tuxer Voralpen'') are a sub-group of the Austrian Central Alps, which in turn form part of the Eastern Alps within Central Europe. They are located entirely within the Austrian federal state of ...

(to the southwest) * Karwendel (to the west)

Central Group

Summits on the Rofan main ridge (''Rofan-Hauptkamm'') from west to east

*''Klobenjochspitze'' () *''Kotalmjoch'' () *''Stuhljöchl'' () *''Stuhlböcklkopf'' () * Streichkopf () *

Hochiss Hochiss or ''Hochriss'' is a mountain in Tyrol, Austria. Rising some , it is the highest mountain of the Brandenberg Alps (otherwise known as ''Rofan'') and is located near the tourist hot spot Achensee. Its steep north face is popular with rock c ...

(), highest summit in the Rofan * Spieljoch () * Seekarlspitze () * Roßkopf (Nordgipfel ) * Rofanspitze ()

Summits on the Dalfaz Walls from north to south

*''Dalfázer Joch'' () *''Dalfázer Köpfln'' () *''Dalfázer Wand'' () *''Dalfázer Roßkopf'' () * Rotspitze ()

Summits on the ridge starting south of the Rofanspitze

* Sagzahn () *''Schokoladetafel'' () * Vorderes Sonnwendjoch () * Haidachstellwand ()

Summits in the Brandenberg Alps from northeast to southwest

*'' Pendling'' (), southwest of Kufstein *''Köglhörndl'' () *''Hundsalmjoch'' () *''Kienberg'' (), northeast of

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Waterbodies

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{{Authority control Mountain ranges of the Alps Northern Limestone Alps Mountain ranges of Tyrol (state)