Eastern Rhaetian Alps

Eastern Rhaetian Alps
Italian: Alpi Retiche orientali
German: Östliche Rätische Alpen
The Wildspitze, the highest mountain of the range
Highest point
PeakWildspitze
Elevation3,774 m (12,382 ft)
Coordinates46°53′07″N 10°52′02″E / 46.88528°N 10.86722°E / 46.88528; 10.86722
Geography
Eastern Rhaetian Alps (section nr.16) within Eastern Alps
CountriesAustria and Italy
Region, LandTrentino-Alto Adige and Tyrol
Parent rangeCentral Eastern Alps
Borders onWestern Rhaetian Alps, North Tyrol Limestone Alps, Tyrol Schistose Alps, Western Tauern Alps, Dolomites and Southern Rhaetian Alps
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny

The Eastern Rhaetian Alps (Östliche Rätische Alpen in German, Alpi Retiche orientali in Italian) are a mountain range in the central part of the Alps.

Geography

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Administratively the range belongs to the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige and the Austrian state of Tyrol.

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]

Subdivision

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The range is subdivided into three subsections:[1]

Notable summits

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Hintere Schwärze, in the Ötztal Alps

Some notable summits of the Eastern Rhaetian Alps are:

Name elevation (m) subsection
Wildspitze 3,772 Ötztal Alps
Palla Bianca 3,738 Ötztal Alps
Hintere Schwärze 3,628 Ötztal Alps
Similaun 3,607 Ötztal Alps
Weißseespitze 3,518 Ötztal Alps
Fineilspitze 3,514 Ötztal Alps
Zuckerhütl 3,507 Stubai Alps
Hochwilde 3,479 Ötztal Alps
Hinterer Seelenkogel 3,470 Ötztal Alps
Wilder Freiger 3,418 Stubai Alps
Roteck 3,337 Ötztal Alps
Texelspitze 3,318 Ötztal Alps
Hohe Weisse 3,281 Ötztal Alps
Habicht 3,277 Stubai Alps
Hirzer 2,781 Sarntal Alps
Jakobsspitze 2,741 Sarntal Alps

Notable passes

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Brenner Pass motorway

Some notable passes of the Eastern Rhaetian Alps are:

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.

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Maps

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