Southern Rhaetian Alps

* Italian: Alpi Retiche meridionali
* German: Südliche Rätische Alpen

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°E﻿ / 46.50889; 10.54500
Geography

Southern Rhaetian Alps (section nr.28) within Eastern Alps

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

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

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

### SOIUSA classification

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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

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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

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Cima Brenta Alta, Brenta group

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

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Gavia Pass

Some notable passes of the Southern Rhaetian Alps are:

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

## References

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

## Maps

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

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Alpine sections according to the SOIUSA

Western Alps|

| South-western|

* (1) Ligurian Alps
* (2) Maritime Alps
* (3) Provence Alps and Prealps
* (4) Cottian Alps
* (5) Dauphiné Alps
* (6) Dauphiné Prealps

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North-western|

* (7) Graian Alps
* (8) Savoy Prealps
* (9) Pennine Alps
* (10) Lepontine Alps
* (11) Lugano Prealps
* (12) Bernese Alps i.t.w.m.
* (13) Glarus Alps
* (14) Swiss Prealps

Eastern Alps|

| Central-eastern|

* (15) Western Rhaetian Alps
* (16) Eastern Rhaetian Alps
* (17) Western Tauern Alps
* (18) Eastern Tauern Alps
* (19) Carinthian-Styrian Alps
* (20) Styrian Prealps

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North-eastern|

* (21) North Tyrol Limestone Alps
* (22) Bavarian Alps
* (23) Tyrol Schistose Alps
* (24) Northern Salzburg Alps
* (25) Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps
* (26) Northern Styrian Alps
* (27) Northern Lower Austria Alps

South-eastern|

* (28) Southern Rhaetian Alps
* (29) Bergamasque Alps and Prealps
* (30) Brescia and Garda Prealps
* (31) Dolomites
* (32) Venetian Prealps
* (33) Carnic and Gailtal Alps
* (34) Julian Alps and Prealps
* (35) Carintian-Slovenian Alps
* (36) Slovenian Prealps

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