Western Rhaetian Alps

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Western Rhaetian Alps
The Western Rhaetian Alps (section 15) according to SOIUSA within the Eastern Alps

The Western Rhaetian Alps (section 15) according to SOIUSA within the Eastern Alps

Piz Bernina, the highest peak in the Western Rhaetian Alps

Piz Bernina , the highest peak in the Western Rhaetian Alps

Highest peak Piz Bernina ( 4049  m above sea level )
location Vorarlberg and Tyrol ( Austria ),
Liechtenstein ,
Graubünden ( Switzerland ), the
provinces of South Tyrol and Sondrio ( Italy )
part of Central Eastern Alps
Classification according to SOIUSA : 15
Coordinates , ( CH ) 46 ° 40 '  N , 9 ° 50'  O ( 783 236  /  171178 ) coordinates: 46 ° 40 '  N , 9 ° 50'  O ; CH1903:  783236  /  171178

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The Western Rhaetian Alps are a section of the Central Eastern Alps in the international unified orographic division of the Alps (SOIUSA) according to Sergio Marazzi .

classification

Classification according to SOIUSA
part II Eastern Alps
sector II / A Central Eastern Alps
section 15th Western Rhaetian Alps

The Western Rhaetian Alps have no direct equivalent in other classification systems. The Alpine Club division (AVE) divides the Eastern Alps into four instead of three areas, the Western Rhaetian Alps according to SOIUSA include the western part of the Central Eastern Alps , the northern part of the Western Eastern Alps and a small part of the Southern Eastern Alps according to AVE. The Partizione delle Alpi only knows the section of the entire Rhaetian Alps , which according to SOIUSA is divided into a western, an eastern and a southern section.

Boundary

The border of the Western Rhaetian Alps runs clockwise along the line Ill - Alfenz - Arlbergpass - Rosanna - Sanna - Inn - Reschenpass - Etsch - Trafoier Bach - Stilfser Joch - Braulio - Adda - Mera - Liro - Splügenpass - Hinterrhein - Alpenrhein . The Arlberg Pass forms the connection to the North Tyrolean Limestone Alps , the Reschen Pass to the Eastern Rhaetian Alps , the Stilfser Joch to the Southern Rhaetian Alps and the Splügen Pass to the Lepontine Alps .

Adjacent Sections
Swiss foothills The Bavarian Alps North Tyrolean Limestone Alps
Glarus Alps in the broader sense,

Lepontine Alps 		Neighboring mountains Eastern Rhaetian Alps
Lugano Prealps Bergamasch Alps and Prealps Southern Rhaetian Alps

Breakdown

The Western Rhaetian Alps are divided into two sectors and eight subsections.

sector Subsection Correspondence in the AVE Highest peak height
A. Southwest Rhaetian Alps
(Southeast Graubünden Alps) 		I. Platta Alps
(Avers Mountains)
(Oberhalbsteiner Alps) 		64 Platta group Piz Platta 3392  m above sea level M.
II Albula Alps 65 Albula Alps Piz Kesch 3418  m above sea level M.
III Bernina Alps 66 Bernina group Piz Bernina 4049  m above sea level M.
IV Livigno Alps 67 Livigno Alps Cima de 'Piazzi 3439  m slm
V Münstertal Alps
(Western Val Venosta Alps) 		29 about Sesvenna group Piz Sesvenna 3204  m above sea level M.
B. Northwest Rhaetian Alps
(Northeast Graubünden Alps) 		VI Silvretta - Samnaun - Ferwall -Alps 26th Silvretta Piz Linard 3411  m above sea level M.
27 Samnaun group
28 Verwall
VII Plessur Mountains
(Plessur Alps) 		63 Plessur Alps Aroser Rothorn 2980  m above sea level M.
VIII Rätikon 25th Rätikon Schesaplana 2964  m above sea level M.

literature

  • Sergio Marazzi : Atlante orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA - Suddivisione orografica internazionale unificata del Sistema Alpino . 1st edition. Priuli & Verlucca, Scarmagno 2005, ISBN 88-8068-273-3 (Italian, abstract [PDF; 1.6 MB ; accessed on December 26, 2016]).