Allgäu Alps
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mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps, subsection of the Bavarian Alps
Key facts
- Peak
- Großer Krottenkopf
- Elevation
- 2,656 m (8,714 ft)
- Countries
- Germany and Austria
- Region
- Bavaria , Baden-Württemberg , Tyrol and Vorarlberg
- Parent range
- Northern Limestone Alps
- Borders on
- Lechtal Alps and Ammergau Alps
- Rock type
- Sedimentary
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Bavarian Alps
- Has part
- Tannheim Mountains
- Named after
- Alps
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Schattwald
- Area
- 13900
- Elevation
- 2656
- Shares border with
- Ammergau Alps
- Highest point
- Krottenkopf
- Material used
- sedimentary rock
- Image
- Allgaeuer Alpen.jpg
- Width
- 177
- Length
- 132
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- topic's main category
- Category:Allgäu Alps
- Commons category
- Allgäuer Alpen
- mountain range
- Bavarian Alps
- has boundary
- Hochtannberg Pass
- name
- Alpi dell'Algovia
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Encyclopedic overview
The Allgäu Alps (German: Allgäuer Alpen) are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps, located on the Austria–Germany border, which covers parts of the German states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg and the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg. The range lies directly east of Lake Constance.
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