The Northern Limestone Alps are the ranges of the Eastern Alps north of the Central Eastern Alps. The distinction from the latter group, where the higher peaks are located, is based on differences in geological composition. The Northern Limestone Alps extend from the Bregenzerwald in Vorarlberg in the west to the Wienerwald in Lower Austria and Vienna in the east.
The highest peaks in the Northern Limestone Alps are Parseier Spitze (3,038 m) in the Lechtal Alps, and Dachstein (2,996 m).
Ranges of the Northern Limestone Alps (from East to West):
The chief peaks of the Alps of Bavaria, Vorarlberg, Tyrol, Salzburg and Styria, north of the Arlberg Pass, Innsbruck, the Pinzgau, and the Enns valley, are:
| Parseierspitze | 3038 meters | (9968 feet) | | Watzmann | 2713 meters | (8901 feet) | ||||
| High Dachstein | 2996 meters | (9830 feet) | | Rothewandspitze | 2706 meters | (8878 feet) | ||||
| Zugspitze | 2962 meters | (9718 feet) | | Großer Krottenkopf (Allgäu Alps) | 2657 meters | (8718 feet) | ||||
| Hochkönig | 2938 meters | (9639 feet) | | Selbhorn | 2655 meters | (8711 feet) | ||||
| Valluga | 2811 meters | (9223 feet) | | Hohes Licht | 2652 meters | (8701 feet) | ||||
| Rockspitze | 2761 meters | (9059 feet) | | Mädelegabel | 2646 meters | (8681 feet) | ||||
| E. Hohe Griesspitze | 2759 meters | (9052 feet) | | Hochkalter | 2607 meters | (8552 feet) | ||||
| Stanskogel | 2759 meters | (9052 feet) | | Hochvogel | 2594 meters | (8511 feet) | ||||
| Birkkarspitze (Karwendel) | 2756 meters | (9042 feet) | | Ellmauer Halt (Kaisergebirge) | 2344 meters | (7691 feet) | ||||
| Hochwanner | 2745 meters | (9004 feet) | | | | | | | ||
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The chief passes of the Alps of Bavaria, the Vorarlberg, and Salzburg, north of the Arlberg Pass, Innsbruck, the Pinzgau, and the Enns valley, are:
| Gentschel Pass (Oberstdorf to Schröcken), bridle path | 1975 meters | (6480 feet) |
| Schrofen Pass (Oberstdorf to Warth), foot path | 1688 meters | (5538 feet) |
| Gerlospass (Zell to Mittersill), bridle path | 1486 meters | (4876 feet) |
| Pass Thurn (Kitzbühel to Mittersill), carriage road | 1275 meters | (4183 feet) |
| Fernpass (Reutte to Nassereith), carriage road | 1227 meters | (4026 feet) |
| Scharnitz or Seefeld Pass (Partenkirchen to Zirl), carriage road | 1181 meters | (3874 feet) |
| Hirschbühel Pass (Berchtesgaden to Saalfelden), carriage road | 1176 meters | (3858 feet) |
| Grießen-Pass (Saalfelden to Fieberbrunn), railway over | 967 meters | (3173 feet) |
| Wagreiner Höhe (Radstadt to St. Johann im Pongau), carriage road | 952 meters | (3123 feet) |
| Pyhrn-Pass (Linz to Liezen), carriage road over, railway tunnel beneath | 945 meters | (3100 feet) |
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