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Hochfelln
Hochfelln
	Hochfelln landscape
Highest point
Elevation	1,674 m (5,492 ft)
Geography
Location	Bavaria, Germany

Hochfelln is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany located in the Chiemgau Alps. Its summit is 1,674 meters high.^[1] Hochfelln overlooks the lake Chiemsee.^[2]

Hochfelln includes an area of Early Jurassic calcareous called the Hochfelln Beds, which has a substantial amount of silicified Early Jurassic gastropod fauna -- among the most diverse such assemblages in the Northern Calcareous Alps and Germany. The area also has rock deposits from the late Triassic to Cretaceous eras.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Seuss, Barbara; Höfling, Richard; Nützel, Alexander (November 2005). "Triassic/Jurassic carbonates from the Hochfelln Mountain (Northern Calcareous Alps)—its facies, silicified fauna and implications for the end-Triassic biotic crisis". Facies. 51 (5): 405–418. doi:10.1007/s10347-005-0048-7. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^ Informationsamt, Germany (West) Presse-und (1966). The Bulletin : a Weekly Survey of German Affairs. Press and Information Office. p. 213.

47°46′N 12°33′E / 47.767°N 12.550°E / 47.767; 12.550

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[facies-1] Seuss, Barbara; Höfling, Richard; Nützel, Alexander (November 2005). "Triassic/Jurassic carbonates from the Hochfelln Mountain (Northern Calcareous Alps)—its facies, silicified fauna and implications for the end-Triassic biotic crisis". Facies. 51 (5): 405–418. doi:10.1007/s10347-005-0048-7. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

[bulletin-2] Informationsamt, Germany (West) Presse-und (1966). The Bulletin : a Weekly Survey of German Affairs. Press and Information Office. p. 213.

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