Western Rhaetian Alps

Western Rhaetian Alps
Alpi Retiche occidentali, Westliche Rätische Alpen
Piz Bernina, the highest mountain of the range
Highest point
Peak	Piz Bernina
Elevation	4,049 m (13,284 ft)
Coordinates	46°22′56″N 09°54′29″E / 46.38222°N 9.90806°E / 46.38222; 9.90806Coordinates: 46°22′56″N 09°54′29″E / 46.38222°N 9.90806°E / 46.38222; 9.90806
Geography
Western Rhaetian Alps (section nr.15) within Eastern Alps
Countries	Austria, Italy, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
State/Province	Graubünden
Parent range	Central Eastern Alps
Borders on	List Lugano Prealps Lepontine Alps Glarus Alps Appenzell Alps Bavarian Alps North Tyrol Limestone Alps Eastern Rhaetian Alps Southern Rhaetian Alps 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.

Administratively the range mainly belongs to the Italian region of Lombardy, the Swiss canton of Graubünden and the Austrian states of Vorarlberg and Tyrol. Also the independent state of Liechtenstein is totally included in the Western Rhaetian Alps.

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 seven subsections:

The Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps categorizes most of the SOIUSA Western Rhaetian Alps groups within the Western Limestone Alps.

Some notable summits of the Western Rhaetian Alps are:

Some notable passes of the Western Rhaetian Alps are: