{{Short description|Mountain range in Germany and Austria}} {{One source|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox mountain | name=Chiemgau Alps | image=Geigelstein.jpg | image_caption=Geigelstein (1808 m) seen from the southern peak Breitenstein | country= {{enum|Germany|Austria}} | subdivision1_type= States | subdivision1= {{enum|Bavaria|Salzburg|Tirol}} | geology= sedimentary rocks | age= {{enum|Mesozoic|Cenozoic}} | orogeny=Alpine orogeny | parent= Northern Limestone Alps | highest=Sonntagshorn | elevation_m= 1961 | map= }} The '''Chiemgau Alps'''<ref>{{cite web |title=The Alps and the Chiemsee {{!}} Sonnenhang |url=https://sonnenhang.com/en/the-alps-and-the-chiemsee/ |website=sonnenhang.com |access-date=14 April 2026}}</ref> ({{langx|de|Chiemgauer Alpen}}) are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps and belong to the Eastern Alps. They are crossed by the Austria–Germany border: their major part is situated in Bavaria, Germany, and only a small section is within the states of Salzburg and Tirol in Austria. They reach their highest elevation ({{cvt|1961|m}}) in the Sonntagshorn, a peak straddling the German-Austrian border.
==Geography== The Chiemgau Alps stretch from the Inn River in the West to the Salzach River in the East and cover a distance of {{cvt|60|km}} in strike direction; their maximum width in North-South direction amounts to about {{cvt|25–30|km}}. They are surrounded by the following mountain ranges: * Bavarian Prealps in the West * Kaisergebirge in the Southwest * Leoganger Steinberge in the South * Loferer Steinberge in the Southeast * Berchtesgaden Alps in the Southeast and East Their northern edge often drops off quite drastically to the foothills.
===Major peaks=== * Sonntagshorn - 1,961 m * Steinplatte - 1,869 m * Geigelstein - 1,808 m * Zwiesel - 1,781 m * Dürrnbachhorn - 1,776 m * Hochstaufen - 1,771 m * Fellhorn - 1,764 m * Hochgern - 1,744 m * Rauschberg - 1,671 m * Hochries - 1,569 m * Ristfeuchthorn - 1,569 m * Klausenberg - 1,548 m * Unternberg - 1,425 m * Heuberg - 1,338 m
'''Peaks for rock climbing''': * Hörndlwand 1684 m * Kampenwand 1664 m
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Category:Chiemgau Alps Category:Mountain ranges of the Alps Category:Mountain ranges of Tyrol (state) Category:Mountain ranges of Bavaria Category:Mountain ranges of Salzburg (state) Category:Northern Limestone Alps