Tyrol Schistose Alps
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The Tyrol Schistose Alps (Tiroler Schieferalpen in German) is the proposed name for a subdivision of mountain ranges in a new, and as yet unadopted, classification of the Alps, located in Austria.
PeakLizumer Reckner
Elevation2,886 m (9,469 ft)
Coordinates47°08′39″N 11°37′50″E
Native nameTiroler Schieferalpen (German)
| Tyrol Schistose Alps | |
|---|---|
Lizumer Reckner from North | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Lizumer Reckner |
| Elevation | 2,886 m (9,469 ft) |
| Coordinates | 47°08′39″N 11°37′50″E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Tiroler Schieferalpen (German) |
| Geography | |
 Tyrol Schistose Alps (section nr.23) within Eaestern Alps | |
Country | Austria |
| Salzburg, Tyrol | |
| Parent range | Alps |
| Borders on | North Tyrol Limestone Alps, Bavarian Alps, Northern Salzburg Alps, Western Tauern Alps and Eastern Rhaetian Alps |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Rock type | Sedimentary rocks[1] |
Geography
Administratively the range belongs to the Austrian state of Tyrol and, marginally, of Salzburg. The whole range is drained by the tributaries of the Danube river.
SOIUSA classification
According to 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 = Tyrol Schistose Alps
- code = II/B-23
Subdivision
The range is divided in two Alpine subsections:[2]
- Tux Alps (DE:Tuxer Alpen) - SOIUSA code:II/B-23.I;
- Kitzbühel Alps (DE:Kitzbüheler Alpen) - SOIUSA code:II/B-23.II.
Notable summits
Some notable summits of the range are:
| Name | metres | feet |
|---|---|---|
| Lizumer Reckner | 2,886 | 9,469 |
| Glungezer | 2,677 | 8,783 |
| Kreuzjoch | 2,588 | 8,392 |
| Torhelm | 2,494 | 8,182 |
| Salzachgeier | 2,469 | 8,100 |
| Großer Galtenberg | 2,424 | 7,953 |
| Kellerjoch | 2,344 | 7,690 |
| Patscherkofel | 2,246 | 7,369 |
| Kitzbüheler Horn | 1,996 | 6,549 |