Southern Rhaetian Alps

Southern Rhaetian Alps
Italian: Alpi Retiche meridionali
The Ortler, the highest mountain of the range
Highest point
Peak	Ortler
Elevation	3,905 m (12,812 ft)
Coordinates	46°30′32″N 10°32′42″E / 46.50889°N 10.54500°ECoordinates: 46°30′32″N 10°32′42″E / 46.50889°N 10.54500°E
Geography
Southern Rhaetian Alps (section nr.28) within Eastern Alps
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige and Lombardy
Parent range	Alps
Borders on	List Western Rhaetian Alps Eastern Rhaetian Alps Dolomites Brescia and Garda Prealps Bergamasque Alps and Prealps
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine 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]

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

Subdivision

The range is subdivided into four subsections:^[1]

• 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 summits

Cima Brenta Alta, Brenta group

Some notable summits of the Southern Rhaetian Alps are:

Name	elevation (m)	subsection
Ortler	3,902	Alpi dell'Ortles
Königspitze	3,851	Alpi dell'Ortles
Monte Cevedale	3,769	Alpi dell'Ortles
Presanella	3,558	Alpi dell'Adamello e della Presanella
Mount Adamello	3,539	Alpi dell'Adamello e della Presanella
Monte Sobretta	3,296	Alpi dell'Ortles
Monte Gavia	3,223	Alpi dell'Ortles
Paganella	2,125	Dolomiti di Brenta

Notable passes

Gavia Pass

Some notable passes of the Southern Rhaetian Alps are:

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

References

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

Maps

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