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Oberhalbstein Alps

Oberhalbstein Alps
Pizplatta surses.jpg
Piz Platta
Highest point
Peak Piz Platta
Elevation 3,386 m (11,109 ft)
Coordinates 46°29′13.1″N 9°33′42.2″E / 46.486972°N 9.561722°E / 46.486972; 9.561722
Geography
Countries Switzerland and Italy
States Graubünden and Lombardy
Range coordinates 46°27.3′N 9°30.45′E / 46.4550°N 9.50750°E / 46.4550; 9.50750Coordinates: 46°27.3′N 9°30.45′E / 46.4550°N 9.50750°E / 46.4550; 9.50750
Parent range Central Eastern Alps

The Oberhalbstein Alps (German: Oberhalbsteiner Alpen) or Platta Group (Italian: Alpi del Platta) are a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland and northern Italy. They are considered to be part of the Central Eastern Alps. The Oberhalbstein Alps are separated from the Lepontine Alps in the west by the Splügen Pass; from the Plessur Range in the north by the river Albula; from the Albula Alps in the east by the Septimer Pass and the river Gelgia; from the Bernina Range in the south by the Val Bregaglia.

The Oberhalbstein Alps are drained by the rivers Hinterrhein, Gelgia, Liro and Mera.

The main peaks of the Oberhalbstein Alps are:

The main mountain passes of the Oberhalbstein Alps are:


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