title: Chiemgau Alps
text: # Chiemgau Alps
  
  The Chiemgau Alps (German: Chiemgauer Alpen) are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps and 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. They reach their highest elevation (1961 m) in the Sonntagshorn, a peak straddling the German-Austrian border.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The Chiemgau Alps stretch from the Inn River in the West to the Salzach River in the East and cover a distance of 60 km in strike direction; their maximum width in North-South direction amounts to about 25–30 km. They are surrounded by the following mountain ranges:
  
  * Bavarian Prealps in the West
  * Kaisergebirge in the Southwest
  * Leoganger Steinberge in the South
  * Loferer Steinberge in the Southeast
  * Berchtesgaden Alps in the Southeast and East
  
  Their northern edge often drops off quite drastically to the foothills.
  
  ### Major peaks
  
  * Sonntagshorn - 1,961 m
  * Steinplatte - 1,869 m
  * Geigelstein - 1,808 m
  * Zwiesel - 1,781 m
  * Dürrnbachhorn - 1,776 m
  * Hochstaufen - 1,771 m
  * Fellhorn - 1,764 m
  * Hochgern - 1,744 m
  * Rauschberg - 1,671 m
  * Hochries - 1,569 m
  * Ristfeuchthorn - 1,569 m
  * Klausenberg - 1,548 m
  * Unternberg - 1,425 m
  * Heuberg - 1,338 m
  
  Peaks for rock climbing:
  
  * Hörndlwand 1684 m
  * Kampenwand 1664 m
  
  47°43′N 12°33′E﻿ / ﻿47.717°N 12.550°E﻿ / 47.717; 12.550
  
  