Southern Limestone Alps

Southern Limestone Alps
Fanes group of the Dolomites
Highest point
Peak	Ortler
Elevation	3,905 m (12,812 ft)
Coordinates	46°30′32″N 10°32′42″E / 46.50889°N 10.54500°E / 46.50889; 10.54500Coordinates: 46°30′32″N 10°32′42″E / 46.50889°N 10.54500°E / 46.50889; 10.54500
Geography
Countries	Austria, Slovenia, Italy and Switzerland
States	List Carinthia East Tyrol Friuli-Venezia Giulia Veneto Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Lombardy
Parent range	Eastern Alps
Geology
Age of rock	Mesozoic and Tertiary
Type of rock	Limestone and Dolomite

The Southern Limestone Alps (Italian: Alpi Sud-orientali) are the ranges of the Eastern Alps south of the Central Eastern Alps mainly located in northern Italy and the adjacent lands of Austria and Slovenia. The distinction from the Central Alps, where the higher peaks are located, is based on differences in geological composition. The Southern Limestone Alps extend from the Sobretta-Gavia range in Lombardy in the west to the Pohorje in Slovenia in the east.

The Southern Alps are a distinct physiographic section of the larger Alps province, which in turn is part of the larger Alpine System physiographic division.