Livigno Alps

Livigno Alps
Livigno Alps (in red) within the Alps.
The borders of the range according to
Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps
Highest point
Peak Cima de' Piazzi
Elevation 3,439 m (11,283 ft)
Coordinates 46°31′4″N 10°5′43″E / 46.51778°N 10.09528°E / 46.51778; 10.09528Coordinates: 46°31′4″N 10°5′43″E / 46.51778°N 10.09528°E / 46.51778; 10.09528 
Geography
Countries Switzerland and Italy
States Graubünden and Lombardy
Parent range Central Eastern Alps

The Livigno Alps are a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland and northern Italy, around the Italian village Livigno. They are considered to be part of the Central Eastern Alps.

The Livigno Alps are separated from the Bernina Range in the south-west by the Bernina Pass; from the Albula Alps in the north-west by the Upper Engadin valley; from the Sesvenna Range in the north-east by the Ofen Pass and Val Müstair; from the Ortler Alps in the east by the upper Adda River valley (Valtellina) and the Stelvio Pass.

The Livigno Alps are drained by the rivers Adda River, Inn and Rom (tributary of the Adige).

Peaks

Piz Languard
Val Muragl
Lago Saoseo
Val Trupchun, Swiss National Park

The main peaks of the Livigno Alps are:

PeakElevation (m/ft)
Cima de' Piazzi343911,283
Cima Viola338411,103
Piz Paradisin330510,844
Pizzo di Dosde328010,762
Scima da Saoseo327710,752
Piz Languard326610,716
Piz Murtaröl317710,424
Piz Quattervals315710,358
Cime Redasco313910,299
Munt Cotschen310410,184
Piz Sena307810,099
Piz Chaschauna307210,079
Piz dal Diavel306210,046
Piz Lavirun305210,013
Monte Foscagno305110,010
Piz dal Teo305010,007
Pizzo del Ferro (Val Fraele)305010,007
Piz Saliente304810,000
Piz Umbrail30349,955
Monte Braulio29809,777
Piz Mezzaun29639,721
Piz Lagalb29599,708
Piz Trevisina28239,262
Monte Massuccio28169,239
Munt la Schera25898,494
Muottas Muragl24548,051

Passes

The main passes of the Livigno Alps are:

Mountain pass location type Elevation (m / ft)
Passo di Dosde Val Grosina to Val Viola Bormina foot path 28509351
Passo di Sacco Bernina road to Grosio foot path 27519026
Chaschauna Pass S-chanf to Livigno bridle path 26928832
Umbrail Pass (Giogo di Santa Maria) Val Müstair to the Stelvio Pass road road 25128242
Passo di Val Viola Bernina road to Bormio bridle path 24317976
Giufplan Pass Ofen road to Val Fraele bridle path 23547723
Bernina Pass Pontresina to Tirano road 23307645
Forcola di Livigno Bernina Pass to Livigno road 23287638
Passo di Verva Bormio to Grosio foot path 23147592
Foscagno Pass Bormio to Trepalle road 22917517
Alpisella Pass Livigno to Val Fraele bridle path 22857497
Dossradond Pass Val Müstair to Val Fraele bridle path 22407349
Passo d'Eira Livigno to Trepalle road 22097248
Ofen Pass Zernez to Val Müstair road 21557071
Fraele Pass Val Fraele to the Ofen Pass road bridle path 19506398
Scale di Fraele Bormio to Val Fraele dirt road 19426372

See also

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.