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Rhaetian Alps

The Rhaetian Alps are a mountain range of the . The SOIUSA classification system divides them into the Western, Southern Rhaetian Alps and Eastern Rhaetian Alps, while the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps places most of the Rhaetian subranges within the Western Limestone Alps.
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  • Type: Mountain range with an elevation of 2,370 metres
  • Description: mountain range in the Central-Eastern Alps
  • Also known as: “Alpi Reti”, “Rhaetian”, and “Rhätische Alpen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Piz Kesch and Piz Blaisun.

Peak
Photo: Luidger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Piz d'Es-cha is a peak in the of the Rhaetian Alps in Switzerland. At 3,418 metres, it is the highest peak in the Albula Alps and the municipality of Bergün, .

Peak
Photo: Stefan.straub, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mountain of the , located north of the in the canton of Graubünden. Its summit is the tripoint between the Val Tuors, the Val d'Alvra and the Val d'Es-cha.

Peak
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mountain of the , overlooking the , in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is located south-west of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Preda and Naz GR.

Village
Photo: Stefan.straub, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small village within the Swiss municipality of , district of Albula, Canton Graubünden, in the East of . The name , like Prada, derives from the Latin pratum = meadow.

Hamlet
Photo: GPSLeo, CC0.
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Rhaetian Alps

Latitude
46.625° or 46° 37′ 30″ north
Longitude
9.85° or 9° 51′ east
Elevation
2,370 metres (7,776 feet)
Open location code
8FRFJRFX+XX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5834428385
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­mountain_range
Geo­Names ID
2659066
Wiki­data ID
Q1277
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Venetian—“Rhaetian Alps” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Retiako Alpeak”
  • Basque: “Rhetiako Alpeak”
  • Belarusian: “Рэтыйскія Альпы”
  • Bulgarian: “Ретийски Алпи”
  • Catalan: “Alps Rètics”
  • Cebuano: “Rhaetian Alps”
  • Chinese: “里申阿尔卑斯山脉”
  • Chinese: “里申阿爾卑斯山脈”
  • Chinese: “雷蒂亚山脉”
  • Czech: “Rétské Alpy”
  • Dutch: “Ratische Alpen”
  • Dutch: “Rätische Alpen”
  • Esperanto: “Retiaj Alpoj”
  • Estonian: “Reetia Alpid”
  • Finnish: “Reetian Alpit”
  • Finnish: “Reettiset Alpit”
  • French: “Alpes Rhetiques”
  • French: “Alpes rhétiques”
  • Georgian: “რეტის ალპები”
  • German: “Rätische Alpen”
  • Hungarian: “Rétiai-Alpok”
  • Hungarian: “Rhaetiai-Alpok”
  • Italian: “Alpi Retiche”
  • Japanese: “ラエティア・アルプス山脈”
  • Ladin: “Elpes Retiches”
  • Latvian: “Rētijas Alpi”
  • Lithuanian: “Retijos Alpės”
  • Macedonian: “Ретски Алпи”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “De rätiske Alpene”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “De rätiske Alper”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dei rätiske Alpane”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Räti-alpane”
  • Norwegian: “De rätiske Alper”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Alps Reticas”
  • Persian: “آلپ رتی”
  • Persian: “راتین آلپ”
  • Polish: “Alpy Retyckie”
  • Portuguese: “Alpes Réticos”
  • Romanian: “Alpii Retici”
  • Russian: “Alpes rhétiques”
  • Russian: “Rätische Alpen”
  • Russian: “Ретийские Альпы”
  • Sicilian: “Alpi Rètichi”
  • Slovak: “Rétske Alpy”
  • Slovenian: “Retijske Alpe”
  • Spanish: “Alpes Reticos”
  • Spanish: “Alpes réticos”
  • Spanish: “Alpes Réticos”
  • Swedish: “Rätiska alperna”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Rätische Alpen”
  • Turkish: “Retik Alpleri”
  • Ukrainian: “Ретійські Альпи”
  • Venetian: “Alpe Rèteghe”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Chants and P.2965.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Piz As-cha and Kesch Pitschen.

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