Northern Styrian Alps
{{Infobox mountain
| name= Northern Styrian Alps
| native_name= {{native name|de|Steirische Nordalpen}}
| other_name=
| etymology=
| photo= Hochtor.JPG
| photo_caption= The Hochtor, in the foreground the Hesshütte
| country= Austria
| subdivision1_type= States of Austria
| subdivision1= {{enum|Styria|Upper Austria|Lower Austria}}
| parent= Alps
| borders_on= {{enum|Styrian Prealps|Eastern Tauern Alps|Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps|Northern Lower Austria Alps}}
| highest= Hochtor
| elevation_m= 2369
| coordinates= {{coord|47|33|44|N|14|38|01|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| geology= Sedimentary rocksThe Northern Limestone Alps, Gesaeuse National Park; article on [http://www.nationalpark.co.at/nationalpark/en/naturraum-geologie.php?navid=12 www.nationalpark.co.at], accessed on April 2012
| orogeny=Alpine orogeny
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| map_image= SOIUSA-Alpi Orientali-sezione26.png
| map_caption= Northern Styrian Alps (section nr.26) within Eaestern Alps
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The Northern Styrian Alps (Steirische Nordalpen in German) is the proposed name for a subdivision of mountain ranges in an as-yet-unadopted classification of the Alps located in Austria.
Geography
Administratively the range belongs to the Austrian state of Styria and, marginally, to Upper Austria and Lower Austria.
The whole range is drained by the Danube river.
= SOIUSA classification =
According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:{{cite book
| last = Marazzi
| first = Sergio
| author-link =
| title = Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA
| publisher = Priuli & Verlucca
| series =
| year = 2005
| language = Italian
| page =
| doi =
| isbn = 978-88-8068-273-8
}}
- main part = Eastern Alps
- major sector = Northern Limestone Alps
- section = Northern Styrian Alps
- code = II/B-26
= Subdivision =
The range is divided in two Alpine subsections:
- Ennstal Alps - SOIUSA code:II/B-26.I;
- North-eastern Styrian Alps - SOIUSA code:II/B-26.II;
These subsections are further subdivided in supergroups as it follows:
- Ennstal Alps:
- supergroup Haller Mauern - SOIUSA code:II/B-26.I-A,
- supergroup Gesäuse - SOIUSA code:II/B-26.I-B,
- supergroup Eisenerzer Alpen - SOIUSA code:II/B-26.I-C.
- North-eastern Styrian Alps:
- supergroup Hochschwabgruppe - SOIUSA code:II/B-26.II-A,
- supergroup Mürzsteger Alpen - SOIUSA code:II/B-26.II-B,
- supergroup Rax-Schneeberg-Gruppe - SOIUSA code:II/B-26.II-C.
Notable summits
File:Schneealpenpanorama Apr2005.jpg
Some notable summits of the range are:
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| Name | metres | feet |
|---|---|---|
| Hochtor | align="right" | 2,369 | 7,770 |
| Hochschwab | align="right" | 2,278 | 7,472 |
| Klosterwappen | align="right" | 2,076 | 6,809 |
| Hohe Veitsch | align="right" | 1,981 | 6,498 |
| Messnerin | align="right" | 1,835 | 6,019 |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{SOIUSA sections of the Alps}}
Category:Mountain ranges of the Alps
Category:Mountain ranges of Upper Austria