The Lechtal Alps (german: Lechtaler Alpen) are a mountain-range in western
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
, and part of the greater
Northern Limestone Alps
The Northern Limestone Alps (german: Nördliche Kalkalpen), also called the Northern Calcareous Alps, are the ranges of the Eastern Alps north of the Central Eastern Alps located in Austria and the adjacent Bavarian lands of southeastern Germany ...
range. Named for the river
Lech which drains them north-ward into Germany, the Lechtal Alps occupy the Austrian states of
Tyrol
Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...
and
Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label= Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is the state with the ...
and are known for their diverse rock structure.
The Lechtal Alps are surrounded by the
Ötztal Alps
The Ötztal Alps ( it, Alpi Venoste, german: Ötztaler Alpen) are a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps, in the State of Tyrol in western Austria and the Province of South Tyrol in northern Italy.
Geography
The Ötztal Alps are arrayed ...
,
Samnaun Alps
The Samnaun Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, named after the Swiss municipality of Samnaun. They are located at the border of the Austrian state of Tyrol and the Graubünden canton of Switzerland.
The Samnaun Alps are separ ...
and
Verwall Alps (south) and the
Allgäu Alps (north).
Peaks
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Parseierspitze,
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Dawinkopf,
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Südlicher Schwarzer Kopf,
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Gatschkopf,
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Bocksgartenspitze,
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Holzgauer Wetterspitze,
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Oberer Bocksgartenkopf,
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Vorderseespitze,
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Freispitze,
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Eisenspitze,
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Große Schlenkerspitze,
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Fallenbacherspitze,
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Mountain ranges of the Alps
Northern Limestone Alps
Mountain ranges of Tyrol (state)
Mountain ranges of Vorarlberg
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