🏔️ Overview Germany’s mountain landscapes range from the rugged limestone summits of the Bavarian Alps to the forested ridges, volcanic uplands, sandstone formations, and rounded highlands of the country’s Mittelgebirge, or central uplands. The highest mountains rise along Germany’s southern border with Austria. Here, the Wetterstein Mountains, Allgäu Alps, Karwendel, and Berchtesgaden Alps contain steep …