The Sarntal Alps are divided into an Eastern and a Western Part, which meet at the
Penser Joch. The Eastern Part has got various minor ridges.
Eastern Part The Southern half (south to
Kassianspitze) is compared to the surrounding ranges not that elevated, its highest peaks are
Villanderer Berg (2509m) and
Rittner Horn (2260m), further south it becomes the Ritten. The biggest minor ridge of the Sarntal Alps is the Middle Ridge, beginning at the Hörtlanerspitze (2660m), it limites the
Durnholztal. Its most known peaks are Gentersbergspitze (2411m), Hoferspitze (2438m) and Leiterspitze (2375m), which is its last peak. The other minor ridge to the west is the Getrumkamm, with its peaks Plankenhorn (2589 m) and Getrumspitze. The minor ridges on the Eisack side are due to Flaggertal and Schalderer Tal. Limited to the north by Flaggertal and to the south by Schalderer Tal exists a ridge with Karspitze (2517m) as its highest peak and limited to the north by Schalderer Tal exists a ridge with Lorenzispitze (2483m) and
Königsangerspitze (2439m).
Western Part The southern half is not that elevated, it is called Tschöggelberg. Its middle part consists of the highest mountains, that among the
Hirzer (2781m), Alplerspitze (2750m), Hönigsspitze (2698m) and Plattinger Spitze (2670m). More to the west, there is the
Ifinger. The most notable mountains of the northern part are the
Penser Weißhorn (2705 m),
Zinseler (2422m), Jaufenspitze (2481m), Hochwart (2748m) and Ötsch (2592m). == Sights ==