The Lofer Mountains or Loferer MountainsHeuss, Theodor (1955). ''Preludes to life: early memoirs'', University of Michigan, p. 143. (german: Loferer Steinberge, lit. "Lofer Rock Mountains") are a mountain range in the

Northern Limestone Alps The Northern Limestone Alps (german: Nördliche Kalkalpen), also called the Northern Calcareous Alps, are the ranges of the Eastern Alps north of the Central Eastern Alps located in Austria and the adjacent Bavarian lands of southeastern Germa ...

in the

Eastern Alps Eastern Alps is the name given to the eastern half of the Alps, usually defined as the area east of a line from Lake Constance and the Alpine Rhine valley up to the Splügen Pass at the Alpine divide and down the Liro River to Lake Como in t ...

of central Europe. They are located in

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

in the federal states of

Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...

and

Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label= Austro-Bavarian) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded ...

. The Lofers are separated from the

Leogang Mountains The Leogang MountainsLichtenberger, Elisabeth (2000). ''Austria: society and regions'', Austrian Academy of Sciences, p. 173. . (german: Leoganger Steinberge, lit. "Leogang Rock Mountains") are a mountain range in Austria in the state of Salzbu ...

to the southeast by a 1,202 m-high saddle known as the .

Summits in the Lofer Mountains

* Ulrichshorn * Großes Ochsenhorn * Mitterhorn (Großes Hinterhorn) * Großes Reifhorn * Breithorn * Großes Rothorn * Rothörnl * Geislhörner * Seehorn * Zwölferhörnl

Valley settlements

* Waidring *

Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district, in midwestern Austria, and is located northeast of Kitzbühel as well as west of Sankt Johann in Tirol. History The name "St. Ulrich am Pillersee" comes from the patron sa ...

Hochfilzen Hochfilzen is a town and municipality in the Kitzbühel district of the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is located in the Pillersee valley 5 km east of Fieberbrunn. Population was 1,147 in 2016. It is a popular winter sports resort, especially f ...

Lofer Lofer is a market town in the district of Zell am See in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Geography Lofer is located in the historic Pinzgau region, in the valley of the Saalach river between the Chiemgau Alps and Reiter Alpe in the north and ea ...

* 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 The Chiemgau Alps (german: Chiemgauer Alpen) are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps and therefore belong to the Eastern Alps. Their major part is situated in Bavaria, Germany and only a small section crosses the Austrian border into t ...

(to the north) * Berchtesgaden Alps (to the east) *

Leoganger Steinberge The Leogang MountainsLichtenberger, Elisabeth (2000). ''Austria: society and regions'', Austrian Academy of Sciences, p. 173. . (german: Leoganger Steinberge, lit. "Leogang Rock Mountains") are a mountain range in Austria in the state of Salzbu ...

(to the southeast) *

Kitzbühel Alps The Kitzbühel Alps (german: Kitzbüheler Alpen or ''Kitzbühler Alpen'') are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps surrounding the town of Kitzbühel in Tyrol, Austria. Geologically they are part of the western slate zone (greywacke zone). ...

(to the southwest) *

Kaisergebirge The Kaiser Mountains (german: Kaisergebirge, meaning ''Emperor Mountains'') are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps and Eastern Alps. Its main ridges – are the Zahmer Kaiser and south of it the Wilder Kaiser. The mountains are s ...

(to the west)

Photos

File:Loferer-Steinberge-07.06.jpg, The Lofer Mountains from St. Ulrich am Pillersee File:LofererSteinberge-großesOchsenhorn.jpg, The Großes Ochsenhorn from the Große Wehrgrube File:Loferer Steinberge-südwest.jpg, The Lofer Mountains from the southwest File:Loferer-Steinberge-vom-Birnhorn.jpg, The Lofer Mountains from

Birnhorn The Birnhorn (2,634 m) is an isolated mountain in the Leoganger Steinberge, Northern Limestone Alps, Austria. See also *List of Alpine peaks by prominence This is a list of the mountains of the Alps, ordered by their topographic prominence. F ...

File:Loferer Steinberge vom Gr. Häuselhorn auf der Reiter Alm.jpg, Loferer Steinberge from Gr. Häuselhorn on the

Reiter Alm The Reiter Alpe (also ''Reiter Alm'' or ''Reither Steinberge'') is a mountain range of the Berchtesgaden Alps, named after the village Reit. it is located on the German–Austrian border in Bavaria, Germany, and Salzburg, Austria Austria, ...

References

External links

Homepage of the Schmidt Zabierow Hut
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