# Chiemgau Alps

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{{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](/source/Germany)|[Austria](/source/Austria)}}
| subdivision1_type= States
| subdivision1= {{enum|[Bavaria](/source/Bavaria)|[Salzburg](/source/Salzburg_(state))|[Tirol](/source/Tirol_(state))}}
| geology= sedimentary rocks
| age= {{enum|[Mesozoic](/source/Mesozoic)|[Cenozoic](/source/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](/source/Northern_Limestone_Alps) and belong to the [Eastern Alps](/source/Eastern_Alps). They are crossed by the [Austria–Germany border](/source/Austria%E2%80%93Germany_border): their major part is situated in [Bavaria](/source/Bavaria), [Germany](/source/Germany), and only a small section is within the states of [Salzburg](/source/Salzburg) and [Tirol](/source/Tyrol_(state)) in [Austria](/source/Austria). They reach their highest elevation  ({{cvt|1961|m}}) in the [Sonntagshorn](/source/Sonntagshorn), a peak straddling the German-Austrian border.

==Geography==
The Chiemgau Alps stretch from the [Inn River](/source/Inn_River) in the West to the [Salzach](/source/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](/source/Bavarian_Prealps) in the West
* [Kaisergebirge](/source/Kaisergebirge) in the Southwest
* [Leoganger Steinberge](/source/Leoganger_Steinberge) in the South
* [Loferer Steinberge](/source/Loferer_Steinberge) in the Southeast
* [Berchtesgaden Alps](/source/Berchtesgaden_Alps) in the Southeast and East
Their northern edge often drops off quite drastically to the [foothills](/source/Alpine_foothills).

===Major peaks===
* [Sonntagshorn](/source/Sonntagshorn) - 1,961&nbsp;m
* [Steinplatte](/source/Steinplatte) - 1,869&nbsp;m
* [Geigelstein](/source/Geigelstein) - 1,808&nbsp;m
* [Zwiesel](/source/Zwiesel_(mountain)) - 1,781&nbsp;m
* [Dürrnbachhorn](/source/D%C3%BCrrnbachhorn) - 1,776&nbsp;m
* [Hochstaufen](/source/Hochstaufen) - 1,771&nbsp;m
* [Fellhorn](/source/Fellhorn_(Chiemgau_Alps)) - 1,764&nbsp;m
* [Hochgern](/source/Hochgern) - 1,744&nbsp;m
* [Rauschberg](/source/Rauschberg) - 1,671&nbsp;m
* [Hochries](/source/Hochries) - 1,569&nbsp;m 
* [Ristfeuchthorn](/source/Ristfeuchthorn) - 1,569&nbsp;m 
* [Klausenberg](/source/Klausenberg_(Chiemgau_Alps)) - 1,548&nbsp;m
* [Unternberg](/source/Unternberg_(mountain)) - 1,425&nbsp;m
* [Heuberg](/source/Heuberg_(Chiemgau_Alps)) - 1,338&nbsp;m

'''Peaks for rock climbing''':
* [Hörndlwand](/source/H%C3%B6rndlwand) 1684 m
* [Kampenwand](/source/Kampenwand) 1664 m

==References==
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{{Northern Limestone Alps}}
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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

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