The Chiemgau Alps () are a mountain range in the
Northern Limestone Alps and belong to the
Eastern Alps
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. They are crossed by the
Austria–Germany border: their major part is situated in
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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, and only a small section is within the states of
Salzburg
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and
Tirol in
Austria
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. 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:
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Bavarian Prealps in the West
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Kaisergebirge in the Southwest
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Leoganger Steinberge in the South
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Loferer Steinberge in the Southeast
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Berchtesgaden Alps in the Southeast and East
Their northern edge often drops off quite drastically to the
foothills
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.
Major peaks
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Sonntagshorn - 1,961 m
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Steinplatte - 1,869 m
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Geigelstein - 1,808 m
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Zwiesel - 1,781 m
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Dürrnbachhorn - 1,776 m
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Hochstaufen - 1,771 m
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Fellhorn - 1,764 m
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Hochgern - 1,744 m
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Rauschberg - 1,671 m
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Hochries - 1,569 m
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Ristfeuchthorn - 1,569 m
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Klausenberg - 1,548 m
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Unternberg - 1,425 m
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Heuberg - 1,338 m
Peaks for rock climbing:
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Hörndlwand 1684 m
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Kampenwand
Kampenwand is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany
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1664 m
External links
Chiemgau Alps on kamdoalp.cz - Hikes description, prominent peaks
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Mountain ranges of the Alps
Mountain ranges of Tyrol (federal state)
Mountain ranges of Bavaria
Mountain ranges of Salzburg (federal state)
Northern Limestone Alps