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Southern Rhaetian Alps

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Elevation
  
3,905 m (12,812 ft)

Orogeny
  
Alpine orogeny

Parent range
  
Alps

Country
  
Italy

Peak
  
Ortler

Southern Rhaetian Alps

Region
  
Trentino-Alto Adige and Lombardy

Borders on
  
List Western Rhaetian Alps Eastern Rhaetian Alps Dolomites Brescia and Garda Prealps Bergamasque Alps and Prealps

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.

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GeographyEdit

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

SOIUSA classificationEdit

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

  • main part = Eastern Alps
  • major sector = Southern Limestone Alps
  • section =Southern Rhaetian Alps
  • code = II/C-28

    • SubdivisionEdit

    The range is subdivided into four subsections:

  • Alpi dell'Ortles - SOIUSA code: II/C-28.I,
  • Alpi della Val di Non - SOIUSA code: II/C-28.II,
  • Alpi dell'Adamello e della Presanella - SOIUSA code: II/C-28.III;
  • Dolomiti di Brenta - SOIUSA code: II/C-28.IV.

    • Notable summitsEdit

    Some notable summits of the Southern Rhaetian Alps are:

    Notable passesEdit

    Some notable passes of the Southern Rhaetian Alps are:

  • Croce Domini Pass
  • Gavia Pass
  • Mendelpass
  • Mortirolo Pass
  • Stelvio Pass
  • Tonale Pass

    • MapsEdit

  • Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it

    • References

    Southern Rhaetian Alps Wikipedia
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