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Berchtesgaden Alps

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massif, the third-highest mountain of Germany at 2,713 metres (8,901 ft). The range also comprises the
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The most important summits of the Berchtesgaden Alps are (groups in order of height):
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The Berchtesgaden Alps border on the following other mountain groups of the Alps:
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established in 1978. The range also comprises glaciers like the
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While the highest mountain of the Berchtesgaden Alps is the
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are included under this name in the generally accepted
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for a small section in the southwest near Saalfelden
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Hochkönig
Elevation
Coordinates
47°25′13″N 13°3′45″E / 47.42028°N 13.06250°E / 47.42028; 13.06250
Germany
Austria
Bavaria
Salzburg
Parent range
Northern Limestone Alps
Northern Salzburg Alps
Age of rock
Triassic
Type of rock
Wetterstein limestone
Ramsau
dolomite
Dachstein
German
Northern Limestone Alps
Berchtesgaden
Austria–Germany border
Berchtesgadener Land
Bavaria
Germany
Austrian
Salzburg

Hochkönig

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