The Brandenberg Alps (german: Brandenberger Alpen) are a sub-group of 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 Germany. ...
, that run in front of the Eastern Alps for their whole length. They lie entirely 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 ...
between
Achensee
Lake Achen (german: Achensee) is a lake north of Jenbach in Tyrol, Austria. It is the largest lake within the federal state, and has a maximal depth of 133 metres. Together with the Achen Valley it parts the Karwendel mountain range in the west f ...
in
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 ...
, the
Inn Valley
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and the
Bavarian Prealps
The Bavarian Prealps (german: Bayerische Voralpen) 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 a ...
.
They are widely known in German as the ''Rofangebirge'', although the actual ''Rofan'' (also ''Sonnwendgebirge'') is only the western part of the area between the
Brandenberger Ache
The Brandenberger Ache is a river of Bavaria, Germany, and of the Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria.
It is a long left tributary of the Inn. It starts as the outflow of the Spitzingsee in southern Bavaria, and flows from North to South to the to ...
stream and the
Achensee
Lake Achen (german: Achensee) is a lake north of Jenbach in Tyrol, Austria. It is the largest lake within the federal state, and has a maximal depth of 133 metres. Together with the Achen Valley it parts the Karwendel mountain range in the west f ...
lake. It consists of a central mountain group and three individual mountains. The
Guffert
The Guffert is a high, isolated, prominent limestone alpenstock in the Brandenberg Alps (Rofan) that, together with the Guffertstein, forms a twin peak. It lies north of Steinberg am Rofan. Because it projects above the Mangfall Mountains to th ...
(), which is located outside the central group, forms a distinct mountain block. It is located north of Kramsach, between the Tegernsee
Blauberge
The Blauberge ("Blue Mountains") or Blauberg are a mountain range in the Bavarian Prealps on the border between the states of Bavaria in Germany and Tyrol in Austria. Its highest summit is the ''Halserspitze'',Federal Office for Metrology and Sur ...
and the central Rofan. The
Unnütze
The Unnütze (also called the Unnutze) is a small mountain ridge northeast of the Achensee lake between Achenkirch and Steinberg am Rofan in the Brandenberg Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol
Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Ti ...
, at the northern end of the Achensee east of
Achenkirch
Achenkirch is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state 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 histo ...
, and the
Ebener Joch () east of
Maurach at the southern end of the Achensee, are also outside the central mountain range.
Neighbouring mountain ranges
The Brandenberg Alps border on the following other sub-groups in the Alps:
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Bavarian Prealps
The Bavarian Prealps (german: Bayerische Voralpen) 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 a ...
(to the north)
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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 east)
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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 south)
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Tux Alps
The Tux Alps (german: Tuxer Alpen) or Tux Prealps (''Tuxer Voralpen'') are a sub-group of the Austrian Central Alps, which in turn form part of the Eastern Alps within Central Europe. They are located entirely within the Austrian federal state of ...
(to the southwest)
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Karwendel
The Karwendel is the largest mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps. The major part belongs to the Austrian federal state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol, while the adjacent area in the north is part of Bavaria, Germany. Four mountain chain, chain ...
(to the west)
Central Group
Summits on the Rofan main ridge (''Rofan-Hauptkamm'') from west to east
*''Klobenjochspitze'' ()
*''Kotalmjoch'' ()
*''Stuhljöchl'' ()
*''Stuhlböcklkopf'' ()
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Streichkopf ()
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Hochiss
Hochiss or ''Hochriss'' is a mountain in Tyrol, Austria. Rising some , it is the highest mountain of the Brandenberg Alps (otherwise known as ''Rofan'') and is located near the tourist hot spot Achensee. Its steep north face is popular with rock c ...
(), highest summit in the Rofan
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Spieljoch ()
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Seekarlspitze ()
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Roßkopf (Nordgipfel )
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Rofanspitze ()
Summits on the Dalfaz Walls from north to south
*''Dalfázer Joch'' ()
*''Dalfázer Köpfln'' ()
*''Dalfázer Wand'' ()
*''Dalfázer Roßkopf'' ()
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Rotspitze ()
Summits on the ridge starting south of the Rofanspitze
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Sagzahn ()
*''Schokoladetafel'' ()
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Vorderes Sonnwendjoch ()
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Haidachstellwand ()
Summits in the Brandenberg Alps from northeast to southwest
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Pendling'' (), southwest of
Kufstein
Kufstein (; Central Bavarian: ''Kufstoa'') is a town in the Austrian state of Tyrol, the administrative seat of Kufstein District. With a population of about 19,600 it is the second largest Tyrolean town after the state capital Innsbruck. The great ...
*''Köglhörndl'' ()
*''Hundsalmjoch'' ()
*''Kienberg'' (), northeast of
Brandenberg
Brandenberg is a municipality in the Austrian state of Tyrol in the district Kufstein. It consists of the ''Brandenberg'' village and the ''Aschau'' locality (German: ''Ortsteil'').
Brandenberg was first mentioned in 1140, and became an independe ...
Waterbodies
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Zireiner See
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Mountain ranges of the Alps
Northern Limestone Alps
Mountain ranges of Tyrol (state)