The Lechtal Alps (german: Lechtaler Alpen) are a mountain-range in western

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 ...

, and part of the greater

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. ...

range. Named for the river

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which drains them north-ward into Germany, the Lechtal Alps occupy the Austrian 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

Vorarlberg Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label=Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost States of Austria, state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is ...

and are known for their diverse rock structure. The Lechtal Alps are surrounded by the

Ötztal Alps The Ötztal Alps ( it, Alpi Venoste, german: Ötztaler Alpen) are a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps, in the State of Tyrol in western Austria and the Province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. Geography The Ötztal Alps are arrayed ...

, Samnaun Alps and

Verwall Alps The Verwall Alps or Verwall Group Reynolds, Kev (2005). ''Walking in the Alps'', 2nd ed., Cicerone, Singapore, pp. 321-326. . are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps at the border of the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg. It inclu ...

(south) and the

Allgäu Alps The Allgäu Alps (german: Allgäuer Alpen) are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps, located in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in Germany and Tyrol and Vorarlberg in Austria. The range lies directly east of Lake Constance. Character ...

(north).

Peaks

Parseierspitze Parseierspitze is, at tall, the highest mountain and the only three-thousander of the Northern Limestone Alps. It is the main peak of the Lechtal Alps, located in the Austrian state of Tyrol, northwest of Landeck. Geography The summit consists ...

, * Dawinkopf, * Südlicher Schwarzer Kopf, * Gatschkopf, * Bocksgartenspitze, *

Holzgauer Wetterspitze Holzgauer Wetterspitze is a mountain in the Lechtal Alps of Tyrol, Austria. The elevation at its peak is . It is located in the district of Reutte, south of Holzgau, for which its name (meaning "Holzgau weather tip/point") is derived, and east ...

, * Oberer Bocksgartenkopf, *

Vorderseespitze The Vorderseespitze is a mountain in the Lechtal Alps, Tyrol, Austria. At it is the eighth highest peak in the Lechtal Alps. The Lech Valley Ridgeway (''Lechtaler Höhenweg'') runs over its southeastern flank from Kaiserjochhaus to the Ansbac ...

, * Freispitze, * Eisenspitze, *

Große Schlenkerspitze The Große Schlenkerspitze is a mountain in the Lechtal Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol. At or, according to other sources, 2,831 m, it is the highest peak in the eastern part of the Lechtal Alps. Summit block The massif of the Schlen ...

, *

Fallenbacherspitze The Fallenbacherspitze (also: Fallenbacher Spitze, Fallenbacher-Spitze) in the Austrian state of Tyrol is a 2,723-metre-high rock summit in the Lechtal Alps. Due to its remoteness and lack of signed routes, the mountain is not climbed very often. ...

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* Mountain ranges of the Alps Northern Limestone Alps Mountain ranges of Tyrol (state) Mountain ranges of Vorarlberg {{Vorarlberg-geo-stub