Western Rhaetian Alps
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The Western Rhaetian Alps (Italian: Alpi Retiche occidentali, German: Westliche Rätische Alpen) are a mountain range in the central part of the Alps.
Western Rhaetian Alps | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Piz Bernina |
Elevation | 4,049 m (13,284 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 46°22′56″N 09°54′29″E |
Naming | |
Native name | |
Geography | |
Countries | Austria, Italy, Liechtenstein and Switzerland |
Region | Graubünden |
Parent range | Central Eastern Alps |
Borders on | Lugano Prealps, Lepontine Alps, Glarus Alps, Appenzell Alps, Bavarian Alps, North Tyrol Limestone Alps, Eastern Rhaetian Alps, Southern Rhaetian Alps and Bergamasque Alps and Prealps |
Topo map | Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
Administratively the range mainly belongs to the Italian region of Lombardy, the Swiss canton of Graubünden and the Austrian states of Vorarlberg and Tyrol. Also the independent state of Liechtenstein is totally included in the Western Rhaetian Alps.
According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:[2]
The range is subdivided into seven subsections:[2]
The Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps categorizes most of the SOIUSA Western Rhaetian Alps groups within the Western Limestone Alps.
Some notable summits of the Western Rhaetian Alps are:
Some notable passes of the Western Rhaetian Alps are:
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