Carnic Alps | |
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Alps Cjargnelis (Friulian) Karnische Alpen (German) Alpi Carniche (Italian) Karnijske Alpe (Slovene) | |
![]() View from Pfannspitze along the main ridge to the east. | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Coglians |
Elevation | 2,782 m (9,127 ft) |
Coordinates | 46°36′N 12°53′E / 46.600°N 12.883°E |
Geography | |
Countries | Austria and Italy |
Länder, Regioni | Tyrol, Carinthia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Veneto |
Range coordinates | 46°30′N 13°00′E / 46.500°N 13.000°E |
Parent range | Southern Limestone Alps |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
The Carnic Alps (Italian: Alpi Carniche; German: Karnische Alpen; Slovene: Karnijske Alpe; Friulian: Alps Cjargnelis) are a range of the Southern Limestone Alps in Austria and northeastern Italy. They are within Austrian East Tyrol and Carinthia, and Italian Friuli (Province of Udine) and marginally in Veneto.