High Tauern

High Tauern
Panorama of the Venediger Group
Highest point
Peak	Grossglockner
Elevation	3,798 m (12,461 ft)
Coordinates	47°04′30″N 12°41′40″E / 47.07500°N 12.69444°E / 47.07500; 12.69444
Dimensions
Length	130 km (81 mi)
Width	50 km (31 mi)
Geography
High Tauern Location in the Alps
Countries	Austria and Italy
States	Salzburg, Carinthia, Tyrol and South Tyrol
Range coordinates	47°10′N 12°30′E / 47.167°N 12.500°E / 47.167; 12.500
Parent range	Central Eastern Alps
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine
Age of rock	Paleozoic
Type of rock	Gneiss and Schist

The High Tauern (pl.; German: Hohe Tauern, Italian: Alti Tauri) are a mountain range on the main chain of the Central Eastern Alps, comprising the highest peaks east of the Brenner Pass. The crest forms the southern border of the Austrian states of Salzburg, Carinthia and East Tyrol, with a small part in the southwest belongs to the Italian province of South Tyrol. The range includes Austria's highest mountain, the Grossglockner at 3,798 metres (12,461 ft) above the Adriatic.

In the east, the range is adjoined by the Lower Tauern. For the etymology of the name, see Tauern.