Kocheler Mountains
| Kocheler Mountains | |
|---|---|
| Highest peak | Krottenkopf ( 2086 m above sea level ) |
| location | Bavaria |
| part of |
Bavarian Alps (SOUISA) Northern Limestone Alps |
| Classification according to |
AVE : 7b SOIUSA : 22.IV |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 39 ′ N , 11 ° 39 ′ E |
| surface | 489.07 km² |
 Typical landscape, here in the Ester Mountains with Wildsee |
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The Kochel mountains are up to 2086 m above sea level. NHN high mountain group of the Bavarian Prealps and thus part of the Northern Limestone Alps , which lies entirely in Germany .
Boundary and subdivision
They include the Estergebirge in the south with the Krottenkopf highest peak, limited by the Loisachtal the west and Walchensee in the east, the Walchensee mountains north of Estergebirges with home garden and Herzogstand, delimited by the Eschenlainetal the south and Walchensee in the east, and the Benediktenwand group with its northern foothills, bounded in the east by the Isar valley.
Classification according to SOIUSA
According to SOIUSA , the Kochel Mountains are referred to as the Wallgau Alps and are divided into two main groups and four groups.
- Western Wallgau Alps (A)
- Ester Mountains (A.1)
- Walchensee Mountains (A.2)
- Eastern Wallgau Alps (B)
- Benediktenwandgruppe (B.3)
- Jochberg-Rabenkopf-Chain (B.3.a)
- Brauneck-Benediktenwand chain (B.3.b)
- Benediktenwandkamm (B.3.b / a)
- Brauneck comb (B.3.b / b)
- Latschenkopfgruppe (B.3.c)
- Zwieselberg range (B.3.d)
- Smoking mountain range (B.4)
- Benediktenwandgruppe (B.3)
Neighboring mountain groups
Adjacent mountain groups in the west are the Ammer Mountains and in the east the Tegernsee Mountains . The Vorkarwendel and the Wetterstein Mountains begin in the south . The Bavarian Alpine Foreland follows the northern foothills .
summit
The most famous peaks include (in order of height):
- Krottenkopf (2,086 m)
- Benediktenwand (1,801 m)
- Heimgarten (1,790 m)
- Herzogstand (1,731 m)
- Brauneck (1,555 m)
- Jochberg (1,565 m)
- Zwieselberg (1,348)
- Blomberg (1,248 m)
gallery
The Benediktenwand (1800 m) from the Vorderen Kirchstein (1670 m)
Lexenalm in the northern mostly wooded part
Waters and lakes
The Kocheler Mountains are bordered by the large rivers Isar in the east and Loisach in the west. The large lakes Walchensee and Kochelsee also frame the area. In the further, especially in the karst areas of the Estergebirge, there are only a few larger standing waters, including the high-lying Wildsee .