Allgäu Alps

Allgäu Alps
German: Allgäuer Alpen
The Krottenspitze, Öfnerspitze and Großer Krottenkopf
Highest point
PeakGroßer Krottenkopf
Elevation2,656 m (8,714 ft)
Coordinates47°18′43″N 10°21′22″E / 47.31194°N 10.35611°E / 47.31194; 10.35611
Geography
CountriesGermany and Austria
RegionBavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Tyrol and Vorarlberg
Parent rangeNorthern Limestone Alps
Borders onLechtal Alps and Ammergau Alps
Geology
Rock typeSedimentary

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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