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The Oberhalbstein Range is a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland and northern Italy. It is considered to be part of the Central Eastern Alps. The Oberhalbstein Range is separated from the Lepontine Alps in the west by the Splügen Pass; from the Plessur Range in the north by the Albula river valley; from the Albula Range in the east by the Septimer Pass and the Julia River; from the Bernina Range in the south by the Mera river valley. The most general definition of a mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ...
The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ...
The Central Eastern Alps are the core ranges of the Eastern Alps with the highest peaks, located between the Northern Limestone Alps and the Southern Limestone Alps, from which they differ in geological composition. ...
The eastern portion of the Lepontine Alps, from the St Gotthard Pass to the Splugen, is sometimes named the Adula Alps. ...
The Swiss north side of the Splügen shortly before the summit The Splügen Pass (Italian Passo dello Spluga) connects on a height of 2113 m the Swiss Hinterrhein valley in Kanton Graubünden with Chiavenna in the Italian province of Sondrio and the Lake Como. ...
The chief peaks of the Albula Range of the Alps, from the Splugen Pass to the Fluela Pass, north and west of the Val Bregaglia and of the Engadine, are: List of passes The chief passes of the Albula Range, from the Splugen Pass to the Fluela Pass, north and...
The chief peaks of the Albula Range of the Alps, from the Splugen Pass to the Fluela Pass, north and west of the Val Bregaglia and of the Engadine, are: List of passes The chief passes of the Albula Range, from the Splugen Pass to the Fluela Pass, north and...
Septimer Pass (German: Septimerpass, Romansh: Pass da Sett) is a pass (2310 m) in the canton of Grisons in the Swiss Alps between the Val Bregaglia (Bergell) and Oberhalbstein (Surses). ...
Julia (Romansh: Gelgia) is a river in the Grisons canton, eastern Switzerland. ...
The Bernina Range is a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland and northern Italy. ...
The Oberhalbstein Range is drained by the rivers Hinterrhein, Julia, Liro and Mera. Jump to: navigation, search At 1,320 km (820 miles), the Rhine (German Rhein, French Rhin, Dutch Rijn, Romansch: Rein) is one of the longest rivers in Europe. ...
Julia (Romansh: Gelgia) is a river in the Grisons canton, eastern Switzerland. ...
Peaks
The main peaks of the Oberhalbstein Range are: | Peak | Elevation (m/ft) | | Piz Platta | 3386 | 11,109 | | Piz Forbesch | 3258 | 10,689 | | Piz Timun | 3201 | 10,502 | | Pizzo Stella | 3162 | 10,375 | | Piz Duan | 3133 | 10,279 | | Pizzo Gallegione | 3109 | 10,201 | | Gletscherhorn | 3106 | 10,191 | | Cima di Lago | 3082 | 10,112 | | Piz Grisch | 3062 | 10,050 | | Usser Wissberg | 3053 | 10,016 | | Surettahorn | 3039 | 9971 | | Piz Curvèr | 2975 | 9761 | The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ...
A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a metre. ...
Passes The main mountain passes of the Oberhalbstein Range are: In a range of hills, or especially of mountains, a pass (also gap, notch, col, saddle, bwlch or bealach) is a lower point that allows easier access through the range. ...
| Mountain pass | location | type | elevation (m/ft) | | Passo della Duana | Avers to the Val Bregaglia | snow | 2800 | 9187 | | Passo da la Prasignola | Avers to Soglio | cattle path | 2720 | 8924 | | Forcella di Lago or Madris Pass | Avers to Chiavenna | foot path | 2680 | 8793 | | Forcellina | Avers to the Septimer Pass | foot path | 2673 | 8770 | | Passo di Lei | Avers to Chiavenna | foot path | 2659 | 8724 | | Stallerberg | Avers to Bivio | foot path | 2584 | 8478 | | Septimer Pass | Bivio to Val Bregaglia | bridle path | 2311 | 7582 | | Pass da Niemet | Innerferrera to Madesimo | foot path | 2280 | 7481 | |