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{{short description|Ranges of the Eastern Alps north of the Central Eastern Alps}}
{{Other uses|Northern Alps (disambiguation){{!}}Northern Alps}}
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| name = Northern Limestone Alps
| photo = Koenigssee Obersee1.jpg
| photo_caption = [[Königssee]] Obersee near [[Berchtesgaden]]
| country = {{hlist|Austria|Germany}}
| subdivision1_type = States
| subdivision1 = {{hlist|Vienna|Lower Austria|Styria|Upper Austria|[[Salzburg (state)|Salzburg]]|[[Tyrol (state)|Tyrol]]|Vorarlberg|Bavaria}}
| parent = Eastern Alps
| geology = {{hlist|[[Limestone]]|[[Dolomite (rock)|dolomite]]}}
| age = {{hlist|Permian|Jurassic}}
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| highest = [[Parseierspitze]]
| elevation_m = 3036
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The '''Northern Limestone Alps''' ({{langx|de|Nördliche Kalkalpen}}), also called the '''Northern Calcareous Alps''', are the [[mountain range|ranges]] of the [[Eastern Alps]] north of the [[Central Eastern Alps]] located in [[Austria]] and the adjacent [[Bavaria]]n lands of southeastern [[Germany]]. The distinction from the latter group, where the higher peaks are located, is based on differences in geological composition.
[[File:AVE Ostalpen.png|thumb|upright=1.3|AVE classification of the Eastern Alps:{{Legend|#0292B2|Northern Limestone Alps}}{{Legend|#F08E1B|Central Eastern Alps}}{{Legend|#84C100|Southern Limestone Alps}}{{Legend|#CC1319|Western Limestone Alps}}]]

==Geography==
If viewed on a west–east axis, the Northern Limestone Alps extend from the [[Rhine]] valley and the [[Bregenz Forest]] in [[Vorarlberg]], Austria in the west extending along the border between the German federal-state of [[Bavaria]] and Austrian [[Tyrol (state)|Tyrol]], through [[Salzburg]], [[Upper Austria]], [[Styria]] and [[Lower Austria]] and finally ending at the [[Vienna Woods|Wienerwald]] at the city-limits of [[Vienna]] in the east.

The highest peaks in the Northern Limestone Alps are the [[Parseierspitze]] ({{convert|3036|m}}) in the [[Lechtal Alps]],<ref>Reynolds, Kev (2010). ''Walking in the Alps'', Cicerone, {{ISBN|978-1-85284-476-9}}.</ref> and the [[Hoher Dachstein]] ({{convert|2996|m}}). Other notable peaks in this range include the [[Zugspitze]], ({{convert|2,962|m}}), located on the German-Austrian frontier and listed as the highest peak in Germany.

==Alpine Club classification==
Ranges of the Northern Limestone Alps according to the [[Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps]] (from east to west):
[[File:Northern Limestone Alps.png|thumb|left|upright=1.7|Groups of the Northern Limestone Alps<br>(purple lines showing international borders and the borders of [[States of Austria|Austrian states]])]]
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{|
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*[[Vienna Woods]] (1)
*[[Gutenstein Alps]] (2)
*[[Rax]] and [[Schneeberg (Alps)|Schneeberg]] (3)
*[[Mürzsteg Alps]] (''[[Schneealpe]]'') (4)
*[[Türnitz Alps]] (5)
*[[Ybbstal Alps]] (6)
*[[Hochschwab]] (7)
*[[Ennstal Alps]] (including [[Gesäuse]]) (8)
*[[Upper Austrian Prealps]] (9)
*[[Totes Gebirge]] (10)
*[[Dachstein Mountains]] (11)
*[[Salzkammergut Mountains]] (12)
*[[Tennen Mountains]] (13)
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*[[Berchtesgaden Alps]] (14)
*[[Lofer Mountains|Lofer]] and [[Leogang Mountains]] (15)
*[[Chiemgau Alps]] (16)
*[[Kaiser Mountains]] (17)
*[[Brandenberg Alps]] (18)
*[[Bavarian Prealps]] (19)
*[[Karwendel]] (20)
*[[Wetterstein]] and [[Mieming Range]] (21)
*[[Ammergau Alps]] (22)
*[[Allgäu Alps]] (23)
*[[Lechtal Alps]] (24)
*[[Lechquellen Mountains]] (25)
*[[Bregenz Forest Mountains]] (26)
|}

==See also==
* [[Limestone Alps]]
* [[Southern Limestone Alps]]
* [[Geography of the Alps]]
*[[Sengsengebirge mountains]]

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Mountain ranges of the Alps]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Austria]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Bavaria]]

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