Southern Rhaetian Alps
  • Italian: Alpi Retiche meridionali
  • German: Südliche Rätische Alpen
The Ortler, the highest mountain of the range
Highest point
PeakOrtler
Elevation3,905 m (12,812 ft)
Coordinates46°30′32″N 10°32′42″E / 46.50889°N 10.54500°E / 46.50889; 10.54500
Geography
Southern Rhaetian Alps (section nr.28) within Eastern Alps
CountryItaly
RegionsTrentino-Alto Adige and Lombardy
Parent rangeAlps
Borders onWestern Rhaetian Alps, Eastern Rhaetian Alps, Dolomites, Brescia and Garda Prealps and Bergamasque Alps and Prealps
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny

The Southern Rhaetian Alps (Südliche Rätische Alpen in German, Alpi Retiche meridionali in Italian) are a mountain range in the southern part of the Alps.

Geography

Administratively the range belongs to the Italian regions of Trentino-Alto Adige and Lombardy.

SOIUSA classification

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:[1]

Subdivision

The range is subdivided into four subsections:[1]

Notable summits

Cima Brenta Alta, Brenta group

Some notable summits of the Southern Rhaetian Alps are:

Nameelevation (m)subsection
Ortler3,902Alpi dell'Ortles
Königspitze3,851Alpi dell'Ortles
Monte Cevedale3,769Alpi dell'Ortles
Presanella3,558Alpi dell'Adamello e della Presanella
Mount Adamello3,539Alpi dell'Adamello e della Presanella
Monte Sobretta3,296Alpi dell'Ortles
Monte Gavia3,223Alpi dell'Ortles
Pizzo Badile Camuno2,673Alpi dell'Adamello e della Presanella
Pizzo Badile Camuno2,435Alpi dell'Adamello e della Presanella
Monte Ferone2,409Alpi dell'Adamello e della Presanella
Paganella2,125Dolomiti di Brenta

Notable passes

Gavia Pass

Some notable passes of the Southern Rhaetian Alps are:

References

  1. 1 2 Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.

Maps

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