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: 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: 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:
Nameelevation (m)subsectionOrtler3,902Alpi dell'OrtlesKönigspitze3,851Alpi dell'OrtlesMonte Cevedale3,769Alpi dell'OrtlesPresanella3,558Alpi dell'Adamello e della PresanellaMount Adamello3,539Alpi dell'Adamello e della PresanellaMonte Sobretta3,296Alpi dell'OrtlesMonte Gavia3,223Alpi dell'OrtlesPizzo Badile Camuno2,673Alpi dell'Adamello e della PresanellaPizzo Badile Camuno2,435Alpi dell'Adamello e della PresanellaMonte Ferone2,409Alpi dell'Adamello e della PresanellaPaganella2,125Dolomiti di Brenta
Notable passes
Some notable passes of the Southern Rhaetian Alps are: Croce Domini Pass Gavia Pass Mendelpass Mortirolo Pass Stelvio Pass Tonale Pass
References
Maps Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it