Lofer Mountains

The Lofer Mountains^[1][2][3][4] or Loferer Mountains^[5][6] (German: Loferer Steinberge, lit. "Lofer Rock Mountains") 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. The Lofers are separated from the Leogang Mountains to the southeast by a 1,202 m-high saddle known as the Römersattel.

Lofer Mountains
Loferer Steinberge panorama from Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee
Highest point
Peak	Großes Ochsenhorn
Elevation	2,511 m above sea level (AA)
Geography
Location of the Loferer Steinberge within the Eastern Alps
Country	Austria
States	Tyrol and Salzburg
Range coordinates	47°32′00″N 12°39′00″E
Parent range	Northern Limestone Alps

Summits in the Lofer Mountains

• Ulrichshorn 2,032 m above sea level (AA)
• Großes Ochsenhorn 2,511 m above sea level (AA)
• Mitterhorn (Großes Hinterhorn) 2,506 m above sea level (AA)
• Großes Reifhorn 2,480 m above sea level (AA)
• Breithorn 2,413 m above sea level (AA)
• Großes Rothorn 2,409 m above sea level (AA)
• Rothörnl 2,394 m above sea level (AA)
• Geislhörner 2,291 m above sea level (AA)
• Seehorn 2,155 m above sea level (AA)
• Zwölferhörnl 2,104 m above sea level (AA)

Valley settlements

• Waidring
• Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee
• Hochfilzen
• Lofer
• Sankt Martin bei Lofer
• Weißbach bei Lofer

Neighbouring mountain ranges

The Lofer Mountains border on the following other mountain ranges in the Alps:

• Chiemgau Alps (to the north)
• Berchtesgaden Alps (to the east)
• Leoganger Steinberge (to the southeast)
• Kitzbühel Alps (to the southwest)
• Kaisergebirge (to the west)

Photos

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  The Lofer Mountains from St. Ulrich am Pillersee
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  The Großes Ochsenhorn from the Große Wehrgrube
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  The Lofer Mountains from the southwest
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  The Lofer Mountains from Birnhorn
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  Loferer Steinberge from Gr. Häuselhorn on the Reiter Alm

References

1. Lofer Mountains at www.summitpost.org. Accessed on 10 Feb 2013.
2. Sander, Bruno (1951). Contributions to the study of depositional fabrics: rhythmically deposited triassic limestones and dolomites, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, University of California, pp. 22 and 113.
3. Various, The Monthly packet of evening readings, Vol. X, Mozley, London, 1870, p. 411
4. Lichtenberger, Elisabeth (2000). Austria: society and regions, Austrian Academy of Sciences, p. 173. ISBN 978-3-7001-2775-8.
5. Arnold, Rosemarie (2009). Austria, Baedeker, p. 425. ISBN 978-3-8297-6613-5
6. Heuss, Theodor (1955). Preludes to life: early memoirs, University of Michigan, p. 143.

External links

• Homepage of the Schmidt Zabierow Hut
• Description at SummitPost (English)