Livigno Alps
| Livigno Alps | |
|---|---|
.png) Livigno Alps (in red) within the Alps. | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Cima de' Piazzi |
| Elevation | 3,439 m (11,283 ft) |
| Coordinates | 46°31′4″N 10°5′43″E / 46.51778°N 10.09528°ECoordinates: 46°31′4″N 10°5′43″E / 46.51778°N 10.09528°E |
| Geography | |
| Countries | Switzerland and Italy |
| States | Graubünden and Lombardy |
| Parent range | Central Eastern Alps |
The Livigno Alps are a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland and northern Italy, around the Italian village Livigno. They are considered to be part of the Central Eastern Alps.
The Livigno Alps are separated from the Bernina Range in the south-west by the Bernina Pass; from the Albula Alps in the north-west by the Upper Engadin valley; from the Sesvenna Range in the north-east by the Ofen Pass and Val Müstair; from the Ortler Alps in the east by the upper Adda River valley (Valtellina) and the Stelvio Pass.
The Livigno Alps are drained by the rivers Adda River, Inn and Rom (tributary of the Adige).
Peaks
The main peaks of the Livigno Alps are:
| Peak | Elevation (m/ft) | |
|---|---|---|
| Cima de' Piazzi | 3439 | 11,283 |
| Cima Viola | 3384 | 11,103 |
| Piz Paradisin | 3305 | 10,844 |
| Pizzo di Dosde | 3280 | 10,762 |
| Scima da Saoseo | 3277 | 10,752 |
| Piz Languard | 3266 | 10,716 |
| Piz Murtaröl | 3177 | 10,424 |
| Piz Quattervals | 3157 | 10,358 |
| Cime Redasco | 3139 | 10,299 |
| Munt Cotschen | 3104 | 10,184 |
| Piz Sena | 3078 | 10,099 |
| Piz Chaschauna | 3072 | 10,079 |
| Piz Lavirun | 3052 | 10,013 |
| Monte Foscagno | 3051 | 10,010 |
| Piz dal Teo | 3050 | 10,007 |
| Pizzo del Ferro (Val Fraele) | 3050 | 10,007 |
| Piz Umbrail | 3034 | 9,955 |
| Monte Braulio | 2980 | 9,777 |
| Piz Mezzaun | 2963 | 9,721 |
| Piz Lagalb | 2959 | 9,708 |
| Monte Massuccio | 2816 | 9,239 |
| Munt la Schera | 2589 | 8,494 |
| Muottas Muragl | 2454 | 8,051 |
Passes
The main passes of the Livigno Alps are:
| Mountain pass | location | type | Elevation (m / ft) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passo di Dosde | Val Grosina to Val Viola Bormina | foot path | 2850 | 9351 |
| Passo di Sacco | Bernina road to Grosio | foot path | 2751 | 9026 |
| Chaschauna Pass | S-chanf to Livigno | bridle path | 2692 | 8832 |
| Umbrail Pass (Giogo di Santa Maria) | Val Müstair to the Stelvio Pass road | road | 2512 | 8242 |
| Passo di Val Viola | Bernina road to Bormio | bridle path | 2431 | 7976 |
| Giufplan Pass | Ofen road to Val Fraele | bridle path | 2354 | 7723 |
| Bernina Pass | Pontresina to Tirano | road | 2330 | 7645 |
| Forcola di Livigno | Bernina Pass to Livigno | road | 2328 | 7638 |
| Passo di Verva | Bormio to Grosio | foot path | 2314 | 7592 |
| Foscagno Pass | Bormio to Trepalle | road | 2291 | 7517 |
| Alpisella Pass | Livigno to Val Fraele | bridle path | 2285 | 7497 |
| Dossradond Pass | Val Müstair to Val Fraele | bridle path | 2240 | 7349 |
| Passo d'Eira | Livigno to Trepalle | road | 2209 | 7248 |
| Ofen Pass | Zernez to Val Müstair | road | 2155 | 7071 |
| Fraele Pass | Val Fraele to the Ofen Pass road | bridle path | 1950 | 6398 |
| Scale di Fraele | Bormio to Val Fraele | dirt road | 1942 | 6372 |
See also
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