Ortler Alps

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The Ortles Alps (German: Ortler-Alpen; Italian: Ortles-Cevedale) are a mountain range in the central Alps of Italy. They are considered to be part of the Central Eastern Alps or the Southern Limestone Alps. The Ortles Alps are separated from the Livigno Range in the north-west by the Stelvio Pass and the Adda River valley (Valtellina); from the Adamello-Presanella range in the south by the Tonale Pass; from the Italian Alps in the north-east by the upper Adige valley (Vinschgau). The part west of the Gavia Pass is also called Sobretta-Gavia Group. The Ortler Alps are drained by the rivers Adda, Oglio, Adige and its tributary Noce.

Peak (Italian) (German) metres feet Ortles Ortler 3,905 12,811 Gran Zebrù Königspitze 3,857 12,655 Monte Cevedale Zufallspitze 3,774 12,382 Monte Zebrù 3,735 12,254 Palón della Mare 3,705 12,156 Punta San Matteo 3,692 12,113 Monte Vioz 3,645 11,959 Punta Thurwieser Thurwieserspitze 3,641 11,946 Pizzo Tresero 3,602 11,818 Cima Vertana Vertainspitze 3,541 11,618 Punta delle Bàite Tuckettspitze 3,458 11,346 Cima Venezia Veneziaspitze 3,384 11,103 Croda di Cengles Tschenglser Hochwand 3,378 11,083 Monte Confinale 3,370 11,057 Monte Sobretta 3,296 10,814 [edit]Passes

The main mountain passes of the Ortler Alps are: Mountain pass location type elevation (m/ft) Hochjoch Sulden to the Zebrù valley snow 3536 11,602 Vioz Pass Santa Caterina Valfurva to Peio snow 3337 10,949 Königsjoch Sulden to Santa Caterina snow 3295 10,811 Cevedale Pass Santa Caterina to Martell snow 3271 10,732 Eissee Pass Sulden to Martell snow 3133 10,279 Passo del Zebru Santa Caterina to the Zebrù valley snow 3025 9925 Sallentjoch Martell to Bagni di Rabbi snow 3021 9913 Sforzellina Pass Santa Caterina to Peio snow 3005 9859 Tabarettascharte Sulden to Trafoi foot path 2883 9459 Stelvio Pass/Stilfserjoch Trafoi to Bormio road 2760 9055 Gavia Pass Santa Caterina to Ponte di Legno road 2637 8651