Its highest summit is the Großer Bettelwurf (2,726 m (AA)), which towers 2,200 metres over the Inn valley.

From Scharnitz the western cornerstone of the chain, the Hoher Gleirsch, may easily be climbed.

The summits in the centre section of the Gleirsch-Halltal Chain between Möslalm and the Pfeishütte (Jägerkarspitzen, Praxmarerkarspitzen, Kaskarspitze, Sonntagkarspitze, Hintere Bachofenspitze) can only be reached with difficulty, on sometimes trackless routes requiring some climbing and not always on firm rock.

All noteworthy peaks are made of Wetterstein limestone, which was predominantly formed in the Middle Triassic in lagoons and areas of coral reef.

Only the far eastern Walder Joch (1,636 m (AA)) is built of Jurassic limestons and main dolomite.