Kitzbüheler Alpen#

Kitzbuehel Alps, range of the Eastern Alps in Tirol and Salzburg, part of the greywacke zone, gentle rounded ridges, Alpine meadows with gentle cirque forms, mostly sandstone and slate, limestone and dolomite rock formations; extending from the Ziller Valley in the west to Lake Zeller See in the east, highest peak: Kreuzjoch 2,558 m; economically important pasture land and famous skiing area, the Kitzbuehel Alps are divided by the Kitzbueheler Ache river into two sections: Glemmtal Alps in the east (province of Salzburg) and the Kelchsau Alps in the west; important peaks: Westl. Salzachgeier (2,469 m), Grosser Rettenstein (2,366 m), Geissstein (2,363 m), Wildseeloder (2,118 m), Galtenberg (2,424 m), Hohe Salve (1,828 m), Hahnenkamm (1,712 m) and Schmittenhoehe (1,965 m).