Sesvenna Alps | |
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Piz Sesvenna (right)
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Highest point | |
Peak | Piz Sesvenna |
Elevation | 3,221 m (10,568 ft) |
Coordinates | 46°42′21″N 10°24′10″E / 46.70583°N 10.40278°ECoordinates: 46°42′21″N 10°24′10″E / 46.70583°N 10.40278°E |
Geography | |
Location of the Sesvenna Alps.
The borders of the range according to Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps |
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Countries | Switzerland, Italy and Austria |
States | Graubünden, South Tyrol and Tyrol (state) |
Parent range | Central Eastern Alps |
The Sesvenna Alps are a mountain range located in the Alps of eastern Switzerland, northern Italy and western Austria. They are considered to be part of the Central Eastern Alps.
The Sesvenna Alps are separated from the Silvretta Alps in the north and the Albula Alps in the west by the Lower Engadin valley; from the Livigno Alps in the south-west by the Ofen Pass and Val Müstair; from the Ötztal Alps in the east by the upper Adige valley and the Reschen Pass.
The Sesvenna Alps are drained by the rivers Inn and Adige.
The main peaks of the Sesvenna Alps are:
The main passes of the Sesvenna Alps are:
Piz Lad
Pasture below Fuorcla Sesvenna
Lischanahütte near Piz Lischana
The village of S-charl