Northern Lower Austria Alps

Northern Lower Austria Alps
Lower Austria Alps
Hochstadl (Kräuterin group)
Highest point
Peak	Hochstadl
Elevation	1,919 m (6,296 ft)
Coordinates	47°41′11″N 15°04′31″E / 47.68639°N 15.07528°ECoordinates: 47°41′11″N 15°04′31″E / 47.68639°N 15.07528°E
Naming
Native name	Niederösterreichische Nordalpen
Geography
Northern Lower Austria Alps (section nr.27) within Eaestern Alps
Country	Austria
States of Austria	Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Styria
Parent range	Alps
Borders on	Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps and Northern Styrian Alps
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny
Type of rock	Sedimentary rocks[1]

The Northern Lower Austria Alps or Lower Austria Alps (Niederösterreichische Nordalpen in German) is the proposed name for a subdivision of mountains in a new, and as yet unadopted, classification of the Alps. They are the northernmost section of the Alps.

Geography

Administratively the range belongs to the Austrian state of Lower Austria and, marginally, to the states of Upper Austria and Styria. The whole range is drained by the Danube river.

SOIUSA classification

According to the proposal by SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps), the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:^[2]

• main part = Eastern Alps
• major sector = Northern Limestone Alps
• section = Northern Lower Austria Alps
• code = II/B-27

Subdivision

Lower Austria Alps are divided into three Alpine subsections:^[2]

• Türnitzer Alpen - SOIUSA code:II/B-27.I;
• Ybbstaler Alpen - SOIUSA code:II/B-27.II;
• Östliche Niederösterreichische Voralpen - SOIUSA code:II/B-27.III.

Summits

The Ötscher in winter

The Wienerwald, in the north-eastern part of the range

The chief summits of the range are:

Name	metres	feet
Hochstadl	1,919	6,294
Ötscher	1,893	6,209
Großer Sulzberg	1,400	4,592
Reisalpe	1,399	4,589
Tirolerkogel	1,380	4,526
Bürgeralpe	1,002	4,166
Traisenberg	1,002	4,034
Eibl	1,002	3,287
Schöpfl	893	2,929

References

1. The Northern Limestone Alps, Gesaeuse National Park; article on www.nationalpark.co.at, accessed on April 2012
2. Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.