Lechtal Alps

Mountain range in Austria

Lechtal Alps

German: Lechtaler Alpen

Parseierspitze with Grinner Glacier

Highest point
Peak| Parseierspitze
Elevation| 3,036 m (9,961 ft)
Coordinates| 47°10′28″N 10°28′42″E﻿ / ﻿47.17444°N 10.47833°E﻿ / 47.17444; 10.47833Coordinates: 47°10′28″N 10°28′42″E﻿ / ﻿47.17444°N 10.47833°E﻿ / 47.17444; 10.47833
Geography

Lechtal Alps
The borders of the range according to
Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps

Country| Austria
States| Tyrol and Vorarlberg
Parent range| Northern Limestone Alps
Borders on| Allgäu Alps and Ammergau Alps

The Lechtal Alps (German: Lechtaler Alpen) are a mountain-range in western Austria, and part of the greater Northern Limestone Alps range. Named for the river Lech which drains them north-ward into Germany, the Lechtal Alps occupy the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg and are known for their diverse rock structure.

The Lechtal Alps are surrounded by the Ötztal Alps, Samnaun Alps and Verwall Alps (south) and the Allgäu Alps (north).

## Peaks[edit]

* Parseierspitze, 3,040 metres (9,970 ft)
* Dawinkopf, 2,970 metres (9,740 ft)
* Südlicher Schwarzer Kopf, 2,949 metres (9,675 ft)
* Gatschkopf, 2,947 metres (9,669 ft)
* Bocksgartenspitze, 2,939 metres (9,642 ft)
* Holzgauer Wetterspitze, 2,898 metres (9,508 ft)
* Oberer Bocksgartenkopf, 2,888 metres (9,475 ft)
* Vorderseespitze, 2,888 metres (9,475 ft)
* Freispitze, 2,887 metres (9,472 ft)
* Eisenspitze, 2,859 metres (9,380 ft)
* Große Schlenkerspitze, 2,827 metres (9,275 ft)
* Fallenbacherspitze, 2,723 metres (8,934 ft)

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Lechtaler Alpen (Lechtal Alps) at Wikimedia Commons

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Mountain ranges of the Northern Limestone Alps

* Allgäu Alps
* Ammergau Alps
* Bavarian Prealps
* Berchtesgaden Alps
* Brandenberg Alps
* Bregenz Forest
* Chiemgau Alps
* Dachstein
* Ennstal Alps
* Gutenstein Alps
* Hochschwab
* Kaiser
* Karwendel
* Lechquellen
* Lechtal Alps
* Leogang
* Lofer
* Mieming Range
* Mürzsteg Alps
* Upper Austrian Prealps
* Rax-Schneeberg Group
* Salzburg Slate Alps
* Salzkammergut
* Tennen
* Totes Gebirge
* Türnitz Alps
* Wetterstein
* Vienna Woods
* Ybbstal Alps

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