Western Rhaetian Alps | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Piz Bernina |
Elevation | 4,049 m (13,284 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 46°22′56″N 09°54′29″E / 46.38222°N 9.90806°E |
Naming | |
Native name | |
Geography | |
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.