Lepontine Alps

Lepontine Alps
Monte Leone
Highest point
Peak	Monte Leone
Elevation	3,553 m (11,657 ft)[1]
Listing	Prominent mountains of the Alps
Coordinates	46°14′59″N 8°06′37″E / 46.24972°N 8.11028°E / 46.24972; 8.11028[1]
Naming
Native name	German: Lepontinische Alpen Italian: Alpi Lepontine
Geography
Lepontine Alps (red)
Countries	Switzerland Italy
Cantons, Regions	Valais Ticino Graubünden Uri Piedmont Lombardy
Range coordinates	46°25′N 8°40′E / 46.417°N 8.667°E / 46.417; 8.667
Parent range	Western Alps
Borders on	Pennine Alps Bernese Alps Uri Alps Glarus Alps Western Rhaetian Alps Lugano Prealps
Topo map	Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny

The Lepontine Alps (German: Lepontinische Alpen, French: Alpes lépontines, Italian: Alpi Lepontine) are a mountain range in the north-western part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland (Valais, Ticino, Uri and Graubünden) and Italy (Piedmont and Lombardy).

The Simplon rail tunnel (from Brig to Domodossola), the Gotthard rail (from Erstfeld to Bodio) and Gotthard road tunnels (from Andermatt to Airolo) and the San Bernardino road tunnel are important transport arteries.

The eastern portion of the Lepontine Alps, from the St Gotthard Pass to the Splügen Pass, is named the Adula Alps, while the western part is historically referred to as the Ticino Alps.