# List of mountain groups in the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps

This list of the mountain groups in the Eastern Alps shows all 75 mountain groups and chains in the Eastern Alps as per the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps (AVE) of 1984.
The Alpine Clubs divide the Eastern Alps into four regions which, in turn, are subdivided into mountain groups. The four regions are the Northern, Central, Southern, and Western (Eastern) Alps. With 27 groups each the Northern and Central regions of the Eastern Alps form the greater part of the Eastern Alps. There are 15 groups in the Southern Eastern Alps and six in the Western Eastern Alps.
The Eastern Alps lie on the territories of six countries: Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Austria, Switzerland and Slovenia. Austria has the largest share with 57 mountain groups within its borders. It is followed by Italy with 23 and Switzerland with ten. There are 7 mountain groups In Germany and 4 in Slovenia. Liechtenstein share part of one group.
The only four-thousander and highest mountain of the Eastern Alps is the Piz Bernina at 4,049 m. The Bernina Group is thus the highest of all the Eastern Alpine groups. Next come the Ortler Alps with the Ortler (3,905 m) as the highest peak in South Tyrol. The third-highest group is the Glockner Group with the highest summit in Austria: the Großglockner (3,798 m). Another 22 groups reach a height of over 3,000 metres. The only group in the Northern Eastern Alps with a three thousander is the Lechtal Alps with its Parseierspitze (3,036 m). Another 39 groups are over 2,000 metres high. Several of the groups exceed 1,000 metres and only one lies below this level: the Vienna Woods. Its highest mountain, the Schöpfl, is only 893 m high.

## Legend

* AVE No.: the numbering of the group based on the Alpine Club classification (AVE). Numbers suffixed with lower case letters are groups that were further subdivided in 1984. These groups were part of a single unit before 1984.
* Name: name of the mountain group. Where names comprise two groups and where there are 2 articles in Wikipedia, both are shown.
* Map: Location map of the group in the Eastern Alps
* Location: the region within with the group falls
* Country: the country or countries within whose territory the mountain group lies. The country listed first is the one that contains the largest area of the mountain group.
* Highest mountain: name of the highest mountain in the group. If a group comprises two subgroups, the highest peak of both groups are named. The higher mountain is listed first.
* Height: height of the highest mountain in metres
* Image: image of the highest mountain

## AVE 1984

By clicking the symbol in the header of a given column, the table will be sorted by that column.
| AVE- No. | Name | Location | Country | Highest mountain | Height (m) |
| 1 | Bregenz Forest Mountains | Northern Limestone Alps | Austria | Glatthorn | 2,134 |
| 2 | Allgäu Alps | Northern Limestone Alps | Germany Austria | Großer Krottenkopf | 2,656 |
| 3a | Lechquellen Mountains | Northern Limestone Alps | Austria | Große Wildgrubenspitze | 2,753 |
| 3b | Lechtal Alps | Northern Limestone Alps | Austria | Parseierspitze | 3,036 |
| 4 | Wetterstein and Mieminger Chain | Northern Limestone Alps | Austria Germany | Zugspitze Hochplattig | 2,962 2,768 |
| 5 | Karwendel | Northern Limestone Alps | Austria Germany | Birkkarspitze | 2,749 |
| 6 | Brandenberg Alps (Rofangebirge) | Northern Limestone Alps | Austria | Hochiss | 2,299 |
| 7a | Ammergau Alps | Northern Limestone Alps | Germany Austria | Daniel | 2,340 |
| 7b | Bavarian Prealps | Northern Limestone Alps | Germany Austria | Krottenkopf | 2,086 |
| 8 | Kaisergebirge | Northern Limestone Alps | Austria | Ellmauer Halt | 2,344 |
| 9 | Leogang and Lofer Mountains | Northern Limestone Alps | Austria | Birnhorn Großes Ochsenhorn | 2,634 2,511 |
| 10 | Berchtesgaden Alps | Northern Limestone Alps | Austria Germany | Hochkönig | 2,941 |
| 11 | Chiemgau Alps | Northern Limestone Alps | Germany Austria | Sonntagshorn | 1,961 |
| 12 | Salzburg Slate Alps | Northern Limestone Alps | Austria | Hundstein | 2,117 |
| 13 | Tennen Mountains | Northern Limestone Alps | Austria | Raucheck | 2,430 |
| 14 | Dachstein Mountains | Northern Limestone Alps | Austria | Hoher Dachstein | 2,995 |
| 15 | Totes Gebirge | Northern Limestone Alps | Austria | Großer Priel | 2,515 |
| 16 | Ennstal Alps | Northern Limestone Alps | Austria | Hochtor | 2,369 |
| 17a | Salzkammergut Mountains | Northern Limestone Alps | Austria | Gamsfeld | 2,027 |
| 17b | Upper Austrian Prealps | Northern Limestone Alps | Austria | Hoher Nock | 1,963 |
| 18 | Hochschwab Group | Northern Limestone Alps | Austria | Hochschwab | 2,277 |
| 19 | Mürzsteg Alps | Northern Limestone Alps | Austria | Hohe Veitsch | 1,981 |
| 20 | Rax-Schneeberg Group | Northern Limestone Alps | Austria | Klosterwappen | 2,076 |
| 21 | Ybbstal Alps | Northern Limestone Alps | Austria | Hochstadl | 1,919 |
| 22 | Türnitz Alps | Northern Limestone Alps | Austria | Großer Sulzberg | 1,400 |
| 23 | Gutenstein Alps | Northern Limestone Alps | Austria | Reisalpe | 1,399 |
| 24 | Vienna Woods | Northern Limestone Alps | Austria | Schöpfl | 893 |
| 25 | Rätikon | Central Eastern Alps | Switzerland Austria Liechtenstein | Schesaplana | 2,964 |
| 26 | Silvretta | Central Eastern Alps | Switzerland Austria | Piz Linard | 3,411 |
| 27 | Samnaun Alps | Central Eastern Alps | Austria Switzerland | Muttler | 3,294 |
| 28 | Verwall | Central Eastern Alps | Austria | Hoher Riffler | 3,168 |
| 29 | Sesvenna Range | Central Eastern Alps | Switzerland Italy Austria | Piz Sesvenna | 3,204 |
| 30 | Ötztal Alps | Central Eastern Alps | Austria Italy | Wildspitze | 3,768 |
| 31 | Stubai Alps | Central Eastern Alps | Austria Italy | Zuckerhütl | 3,507 |
| 32 | Sarntal Alps | Central Eastern Alps | Italy | Hirzer | 2,781 |
| 33 | Tux Alps | Central Eastern Alps | Austria | Lizumer Reckner | 2,884 |
| 34 | N Kitzbühel Alps | Central Eastern Alps | Austria | Kreuzjoch | 2,558 |
| 35 | Zillertal Alps | Central Eastern Alps | Austria | Hochfeiler | 3,510 |
| 36 | Venediger Group | Central Eastern Alps | Austria | Grossvenediger Großvenediger | 3,666 |
| 37 | Rieserferner Group | Central Eastern Alps | Italy Austria | Hochgall | 3,436 |
| 38 | Villgraten Mountains | Central Eastern Alps | Austria Italy | Weiße Spitze | 2,962 |
| 39 | Granatspitze Group | Central Eastern Alps | Austria | Großer Muntanitz | 3,232 |
| 40 | Glockner Group | Central Eastern Alps | Austria | Großglockner | 3,798 |
| 41 | Schober Group | Central Eastern Alps | Austria | Petzeck | 3,283 |
| 42 | Goldberg Group | Central Eastern Alps | Austria | Hocharn | 3,254 |
| 43 | Kreuzeck Group | Central Eastern Alps | Austria | Mölltaler Polinik | 2,784 |
| 44 | Ankogel Group | Central Eastern Alps | Austria | Hochalmspitze | 3,360 |
| 45a | Radstadt Tauern | Central Eastern Alps | Austria | Weißeck | 2,711 |
| 45b | Schladming Tauern | Central Eastern Alps | Austria | Hochgolling | 2,862 |
| 45c | Rottenmanner and Wölzer Tauern | Central Eastern Alps | Austria | Rettlkirchspitze | 2,475 |
| 45d | Seckau Tauern | Central Eastern Alps | Austria | Geierhaupt | 2,417 |
| 46a | Gurktal Alps | Central Eastern Alps | Austria | Eisenhut | 2,441 |
| 46b | Lavanttal Alps | Central Eastern Alps | Austria Slovenia | Zirbitzkogel | 2,396 |
| 47 | Prealps East of the Mur | Central Eastern Alps | Austria | Stuhleck | 1,782 |
| 48a | Ortler Alps | Southern Limestone Alps | Italy Switzerland | Ortler | 3,905 |
| 48b | Sobretta-Gavia Group | Southern Limestone Alps | Italy | Monte Sobretta | 3,296 |
| 48c | Nonsberg Group | Southern Limestone Alps | Italy | Laugenspitze | 2,434 |
| 49 | Adamello-Presanella Alps | Southern Limestone Alps | Italy | Presanella | 3,556 |
| 50 | Garda Mountains | Southern Limestone Alps | Italy | Monte Cadria | 2,254 |
| 51 | Brenta Group | Southern Limestone Alps | Italy | Cima Tosa | 3,173 |
| 52 | Dolomites | Southern Limestone Alps | Italy | Marmolada | 3,343 |
| 53 | Fleimstal Alps | Southern Limestone Alps | Italy | Cima d’Asta | 2,847 |
| 54 | Vicentine Alps | Southern Limestone Alps | Italy | Cima Dodici | 2,336 |
| 55 | until 1984: Bellunes Alps$^1$ | | | | |
| 56 | Gailtal Alps | Southern Limestone Alps | Austria | Große Sandspitze | 2,770 |
| 57a | Carnic Main Crest | Southern Limestone Alps | Italy Austria | Hohe Warte | 2,780 |
| 57b | Southern Carnic Alps | Southern Limestone Alps | Italy | Cima dei Preti | 2,706 |
| 58 | Julian Alps | Southern Limestone Alps | Slovenia Italy | Triglav | 2,864 |
| 59 | Karawanks and Pohorje | Southern Limestone Alps | Austria Slovenia Italy | Hochstuhl Črni Vrh | 2,237 1,543 |
| 60 | Stein Alps | Southern Limestone Alps | Slovenia Austria | Grintovec | 2,558 |
| 61 | Extra-Alpine regions in Austria$^2$ | | | | |
| 62 | Extra-Alpine regions in Germany$^2$ | | | | |
| 63 | Plessur Alps | Western Limestone Alps | Switzerland | Aroser Rothorn | 2,980 |
| 64 | Oberhalbstein Alps | Western Limestone Alps | Switzerland Italy | Piz Platta | 3,392 |
| 65 | Albula Alps | Western Limestone Alps | Switzerland | Piz Kesch | 3,418 |
| 66 | Bernina Group | Western Limestone Alps | Italy Switzerland | Piz Bernina | 4,049 |
| 67 | Livigno Alps | Western Limestone Alps | Italy Switzerland | Cima de’ Piazzi | 3,439 |
| 68 | Bergamasque Alps | Western Limestone Alps | Italy | Pizzo di Coca | 3,052 |
* $^1$ In 1984, counted as part of the Dolomites (52) and the Southern Carnic Alps (57b).
* $^2$ Regions that do not describe the Eastern Alps. The AVE number was used by the German and Austrian Alpine Clubs in the sorting key of their hut guides.

## Literature

* Franz Graßler: Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps (AVE). In: DAV, OeAV, AVS (ed.): Berg '84. Alpine Club Yearbook, Vol. 108, 1984, pp. 215–224,