Lechtal Alps

Lechtal Alps
German: Lechtaler Alpen
Parseierspitze with Grinner Glacier
Highest point
Peak	Parseierspitze
Elevation	3,036 m (9,961 ft)
Coordinates	47°10′28″N 10°28′42″E
Geography
File:Lechtaler Alpen.png Lechtal Alps highlighted in yellow within Northern Limestone Alps
Country	Austria
States	Tyrol and Vorarlberg
Parent range	Northern Limestone Alps
Borders on	Allgäu Alps and Ammergau Alps

The Lechtal Alps (German: Lechtaler Alpen) are a mountain-range in western Austria, and part of the greater Northern Limestone Alps range. Named for the Lech River which drains them north-ward into Germany, the Lechtal Alps occupy the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg and are known for their diverse rock structure.

The highest peaks are, in descending order:

• Parseierspitze, 3,040 metres (9,970 ft)
• Dawinkopf, 2,970 metres (9,740 ft)
• Südlicher Schwarzer Kopf, 2,949 metres (9,675 ft)
• Gatschkopf, 2,947 metres (9,669 ft)
• Bocksgartenspitze, 2,939 metres (9,642 ft)
• Holzgauer Wetterspitze, 2,898 metres (9,508 ft)
• Oberer Bocksgartenkopf, 2,888 metres (9,475 ft)
• Vorderseespitze, 2,888 metres (9,475 ft)
• Freispitze, 2,887 metres (9,472 ft)
• Eisenspitze, 2,859 metres (9,380 ft)