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Coordinates: 47°43′N 12°33′E / 47.717°N 12.550°E

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Chiemgau Alps
Geigelstein (1808 m) seen from the southern peak Breitenstein
Highest point
Peak	Sonntagshorn
Elevation	1,961 m (6,434 ft)
Geography

Countries	Germany and Austria
States	Bavaria, Salzburg and Tirol
Parent range	Northern Limestone Alps
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny
Rock age(s)	Mesozoic and Cenozoic
Rock type	sedimentary rocks

The Chiemgau Alps (German: 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 (1,961 m (6,434 ft)) 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 60 km (37 mi) in strike direction; their maximum width in North-South direction amounts to about 25–30 km (16–19 mi). 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°43′N 12°33′E / 47.717°N 12.550°E / 47.717; 12.550

v t e 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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