The Chiemgau Alps are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps

Northern Limestone Alps

The Northern Limestone Alps are the ranges of the Eastern Alps north of the Central Eastern Alps located in Austria and the adjacent Bavarian lands of southeastern Germany. The distinction from the latter group, where the higher peaks are located, is based on differences in geological composition...

 and therefore belong to the Eastern Alps

Eastern Alps

Eastern Alps is the name given to the eastern half of the Alps, usually defined as the area east of the Splügen Pass in eastern Switzerland. North of the Splügen Pass, the Posterior Rhine forms the border, and south of the pass, the Liro river and Lake Como form the boundary line.-Geography:The...

. Their major part is situated in Bavaria

Bavaria

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, Germany

Germany

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 and only a small section crosses the Austria

Austria

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n border into the states of Salzburg

Salzburg

-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...

 and Tirol

Tyrol (state)

Tyrol is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol.The state is split into two parts–called North Tyrol and East Tyrol–by a -wide strip of land where the state of Salzburg borders directly on the Italian province of...

. They reach their highest elevation (1961 m) in the Sonntagshorn

Sonntagshorn

Sonntagshorn is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany....

, a peak straddling the German-Austrian border.

Geography

The Chiemgau Alps stretch from the Inn River

Inn River

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 in the West to the Salzach

Salzach

The Salzach is a river in Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Inn and is 225 kilometres in length.The river's name is derived from the German word Salz, meaning "salt". Until the 19th century shipping of salt down the river was an important part of the local economy...

 River in the East and cover a distance of 60 km in strike direction; their maximum width in North-South direction amounts to about 25-30 km.
They are surrounded by the following mountain ranges:

• Bavarian Prealps
  Bavarian Prealps
  The Bavarian Prealps are a mountain range within the Northern Limestone Alps in south Germany. They include the Bavarian Prealp region between the river Loisach to the west and the river Inn to the east; the range is about 80 km long and 20-30 km wide. The term is not defined politically, but...
  
   in the West
• Kaisergebirge
  Kaisergebirge
  The Kaisergebirge is a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps and Eastern Alps. It consists of two main mountain ridges – the Zahmer Kaiser to the north and the Wilder Kaiser to the south. The entire range is situated in the Austrian state of Tyrol between the town of Kufstein and the...
  
   in the Southwest
• Leoganger Steinberge
  Leoganger Steinberge
  The Leoganger Steinberge are a mountain range in Austria in the state of Salzburg and form part of the Northern Limestone Alps within the Eastern Alps...
  
   in the South
• Loferer Steinberge
  Loferer Steinberge
  The Loferer Steinberge are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps in the Eastern Alps of central Europe. They are located in Austria in the federal states of Tyrol and Salzburg...
  
   in the Southeast
• Berchtesgaden Alps
  Berchtesgaden Alps
  The Berchtesgaden Alps are a mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps, named after the market town of Berchtesgaden located in the centre...
  
   in the Southeast and East

Their northern edge often drops off quite drastically to the foothills.

Major Peaks

• Sonntagshorn
  Sonntagshorn
  Sonntagshorn is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany....
  
   1961 m
• Steinplatte 1869 m
• Geigelstein
  Geigelstein
  Geigelstein is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany....
  
   1813 m
• Zwiesel
  Zwiesel Mountain
  Zwiesel Mountain is a large complex mountain which is highly dissected, rising to 2,970 m and forming the north portion of Pieck Range in the Petermann Ranges of Queen Maud Land. It was discovered and given the descriptive name "Zwiesel-Berg" by the Third German Antarctic Expedition , led by...
  
   1781 m
• Dürrnbachhorn
  Dürrnbachhorn
  Dürrnbachhorn is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany.It is located on the Austrian border beside the town of Reit im Winkl in the district of Traunstein, in the federal-state of Bavaria...
  
   1776 m
• Hochstaufen
  Hochstaufen
  The Hochstaufen is located in the north of Bad Reichenhall and is the easternmost mountain of the Chiemgau Alps...
  
   1771 m
• Fellhorn/Österreich 1764 m
• Hochgern
  Hochgern
  Hochgern is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany....
  
   1744 m

Peaks for rock climbing:

• Hörndlwand
  Hörndlwand
  Hörndlwand is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany....
  
   1684 m
• Kampenwand
  Kampenwand
  Kampenwand is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany....
  
  1664 m