Bavarian Alps Summer

The Bavarian Alps is a collective name for several mountain ranges of the Northern Limestone Alps within the German state of Bavaria. The term in its wider sense refers to that part of the Eastern Alps that lies on Bavarian state territory. However, it is traditionally understood that the Bavarian Alps are only those ranges between the rivers Lech and Saalach. In this n…
The Bavarian Alps is a collective name for several mountain ranges of the Northern Limestone Alps within the German state of Bavaria. The term in its wider sense refers to that part of the Eastern Alps that lies on Bavarian state territory. However, it is traditionally understood that the Bavarian Alps are only those ranges between the rivers Lech and Saalach. In this narrower sense, the Allgäu Alps in Swabia, which have only been part of Bavaria in more recent times, and the Berchtesgaden Alps in the east are not considered part of the Bavarian Alps.
  • Elevation: 2,962 m (9,718 ft)
  • Peak: Zugspitze
  • Countries: Germany · Austria
  • States: Bavaria · Tyrol/Vorarlberg
  • Parent range: Northern Limestone Alps
  • Borders on: Western Rhaetian Alps · North Tyrol Limestone Alps · Northern Salzburg Alps
  • Orogeny: Alpine orogeny

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Data from: en.wikipedia.org