The Loferer Steinberge are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps

Northern Limestone Alps

The Northern Limestone 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. The distinction from the latter group, where the higher peaks are located, is based on differences in geological composition...

 in the Eastern Alps

Eastern Alps

Eastern Alps is the name given to the eastern half of the Alps, usually defined as the area east of the Splügen Pass in eastern Switzerland. North of the Splügen Pass, the Posterior Rhine forms the border, and south of the pass, the Liro river and Lake Como form the boundary line.-Geography:The...

 of central Europe. They are located in Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 in the federal states of Tyrol

Tyrol (state)

Tyrol is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol.The state is split into two parts–called North Tyrol and East Tyrol–by a -wide strip of land where the state of Salzburg borders directly on the Italian province of...

 and Salzburg

Salzburg (state)

Salzburg is a state or Land of Austria with an area of 7,156 km2, located adjacent to the German border. It is also known as Salzburgerland, to distinguish it from its capital city, also named Salzburg...

. The Loferer Steinberge are separated from the Leoganger Steinberge

Leoganger Steinberge

The Leoganger Steinberge are a mountain range in Austria in the state of Salzburg and form part of the Northern Limestone Alps within the Eastern Alps...

 to the southeast by the 1202 m high saddle known as the Römersattel.

Summits in the Loferer Steinberge

• Ulrichshorn
• Großes Ochsenhorn 
• Mitterhorn (Großes Hinterhorn)
• Großes Reifhorn 
• Breithorn 
• Großes Rothorn
• Rothörnl
• Geislhörner
• Seehorn
• Zwölferhörnl

Valley settlements

• Waidring
  Waidring
  Waidring is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district in Tyrol, Austria, located 20 km northeast of Kitzbühel and 9 km east of Kirchdorf in Tirol near the border with Salzburg. The village was mentioned for the first time as „Waitheringen“ in documents from 1147. It has about 1,850 inhabitants....
  
  
• Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee
  Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee
  Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district, in mid-western Austria, and is located northeast of Kitzbühel as well as west of Sankt Johann in Tirol.-History:...
  
  
• Hochfilzen
  Hochfilzen
  Hochfilzen is a small village in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. It is located at , in the Pillersee valley 5km west of Fieberbrunn. Population was 1,109 in 2001.It is a popular winter sports resort, especially for cross country skiing...
  
  
• Lofer
  Lofer
  Lofer is a market town in the Pinzgau region of Salzburg in Austria. It also hosts a lovely ski resort, with 48km of pisted runs.-Overview:...
  
  
• Sankt Martin bei Lofer
  Sankt Martin bei Lofer
  Sankt Martin bei Lofer is a municipality in the district of Zell am See , in the state of Salzburg in Austria. The population is 1151.- External links :*...
  
  
• Weißbach bei Lofer
  Weißbach bei Lofer
  Weißbach bei Lofer is a municipality in the district of Zell am See , in the state of Salzburg in Austria. The population is 406.- External links :*...
  
  

Neighbouring mountain ranges

The Loferer Steinberge border on the following other mountain ranges in the Alps:

• Chiemgau Alps
  Chiemgau Alps
  The Chiemgau Alps are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps and therefore belong to the Eastern Alps. Their major part is situated in Bavaria, Germany and only a small section crosses the Austrian border into the states of Salzburg and Tirol...
  
   (to the north)
• Berchtesgaden Alps
  Berchtesgaden Alps
  The Berchtesgaden Alps are a mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps, named after the market town of Berchtesgaden located in the centre...
  
   (to the east)
• Leoganger Steinberge
  Leoganger Steinberge
  The Leoganger Steinberge are a mountain range in Austria in the state of Salzburg and form part of the Northern Limestone Alps within the Eastern Alps...
  
   (to the southeast)
• Kitzbühel Alps (to the southwest)
• Kaisergebirge
  Kaisergebirge
  The Kaisergebirge is a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps and Eastern Alps. It consists of two main mountain ridges – the Zahmer Kaiser to the north and the Wilder Kaiser to the south. The entire range is situated in the Austrian state of Tyrol between the town of Kufstein and the...
  
  (to the west)

External links

• Homepage Schmidt Zabierow Hütte
• Description at SummitPost - (English)