Western Rhaetian Alps

Western Rhaetian Alps
Western Rhaetian Alps
	Piz Bernina, the highest mountain of the range
Highest point
Peak	Piz Bernina
Elevation	4,049 m (13,284 ft)
Coordinates	46°22′56″N 09°54′29″E / 46.38222°N 9.90806°E
Naming
Native name	Alpi Retiche occidentali (Italian); Westliche Rätische Alpen (German);
Geography
	Western Rhaetian Alps (section nr.15) within Eastern Alps
Countries	Austria, Italy, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
Region	Graubünden
Parent range	Central Eastern Alps
Borders on	Lugano Prealps, Lepontine Alps, Glarus Alps, Appenzell Alps, Bavarian Alps, North Tyrol Limestone Alps, Eastern Rhaetian Alps, Southern Rhaetian Alps and Bergamasque Alps and Prealps
Topo map	Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny

The Western Rhaetian Alps (Italian: Alpi Retiche occidentali, German: Westliche Rätische Alpen) are a mountain range in the central part of the Alps.

^ Highest summit elevation as reported on Swiss Federal Office of Topography maps from the Swisstopo web site map.geo.admin.ch

[swissto-1] Highest summit elevation as reported on Swiss Federal Office of Topography maps from the Swisstopo web site map.geo.admin.ch

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