Southern Rhaetian Alps
46°30′32″N 10°32′42″E / 46.50889°N 10.54500°E / 46.50889; 10.54500Geography 
Country Italy Regions Trentino-Alto Adige and Lombardy Parent range Alps Borders on Western Rhaetian Alps, Eastern Rhaetian Alps, Dolomites, Brescia and Garda Prealps and Bergamasque Alps and Prealps Geology Orogeny Alpine orogeny 
Cima Brenta Alta, Brenta group
Gavia Pass Western Alps
Eastern Alps
Southern Rhaetian Alps (section nr.28) within Eastern Alps
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
Some notable summits of the Southern Rhaetian Alps are:
| Name | elevation (m) | subsection |
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| 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 |
| Pizzo Badile Camuno | 2,673 | Alpi dell'Adamello e della Presanella |
| Pizzo Badile Camuno | 2,435 | Alpi dell'Adamello e della Presanella |
| Monte Ferone | 2,409 | Alpi dell'Adamello e della Presanella |
| Paganella | 2,125 | Dolomiti di Brenta |
Notable passes
Some notable passes of the Southern Rhaetian Alps are:
References
- ^ a b 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
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