!!!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).


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