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Eastern Rhaetian Alps

Eastern Rhaetian Alps
Italian: Alpi Retiche orientali
German: Östliche Rätische Alpen
Wildspitzefromtiefenbachkogel.JPG
The Wildspitze, the highest mountain of the range
Highest point
Peak Wildspitze
Elevation 3,774 m (12,382 ft)
Coordinates 46°53′07″N 10°52′02″E / 46.88528°N 10.86722°E / 46.88528; 10.86722Coordinates: 46°53′07″N 10°52′02″E / 46.88528°N 10.86722°E / 46.88528; 10.86722
Geography
SOIUSA-Alpi Orientali-sezione16.png
Eastern Rhaetian Alps (section nr.16) within Eastern Alps
Countries Austria and Italy
Region, Land Trentino-Alto Adige and Tyrol
Parent range Central Eastern Alps
Borders on
Geology
Orogeny Alpine 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.

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

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:

The range is subdivided into three subsections:

Some notable summits of the Eastern Rhaetian Alps are:

Some notable passes of the Eastern Rhaetian Alps are:


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