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