Rhaetian Alps
The Rhaetian Alps are a mountain range of the Eastern Alps. 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.
Photo: Jphoto, Public domain.- Type: Mountain range with an elevation of 2,370 metres
- Description: mountain range in the Central-Eastern Alps
- Also known as: “Alpes Reticos”, “Alpi Reti”, “De rätiske Alpene”, “Ratische Alpen”, “Reetian Alpit”, “Rhaetiai-Alpok”, “Rhaetian”, and “Rhätische Alpen”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Piz Kesch and Piz Blaisun.
Piz Kesch
Peak
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Preda and Naz GR.
Rhaetian Alps
- Category: landform
- Location: Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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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
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=mountain_range
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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: “Rätische Alpen”
- Esperanto: “Retiaj Alpoj”
- Estonian: “Reetia Alpid”
- Finnish: “Reettiset Alpit”
- French: “Alpes Rhetiques”
- French: “Alpes rhétiques”
- Georgian: “რეტის ალპები”
- German: “Rätische Alpen”
- Hungarian: “Rétiai-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 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: “Ретийские Альпы”
- Sicilian: “Alpi Rètichi”
- Slovak: “Rétske Alpy”
- Slovenian: “Retijske Alpe”
- Spanish: “Alpes réticos”
- Spanish: “Alpes Réticos”
- Swedish: “Rätiska alperna”
- Swiss German: “Rätische Alpen”
- Turkish: “Retik Alpleri”
- Ukrainian: “Ретійські Альпи”
- Venetian: “Alpe Rèteghe”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Chants and P.2965.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Piz As-cha and Kesch Pitschen.
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