Ortler Alps
The Ortler Alps are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps mountain group in the Central Eastern Alps, in Italy and Switzerland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 3,761 metres
- Description: Mountain range in Italy and Switzerland, including the Sobretta-Gavia group
- Also known as: “Massiccio dell’ Órtles” and “Ortler Gruppe”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ortler and Monte Zebrù.
Ortler
Peak
Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ortler is, at 3,905 m above sea level, the highest mountain in the Eastern Alps outside the Bernina Range. It is the main peak of the Ortler Range. It is the highest point of the Southern Limestone Alps, of South Tyrol in Italy, of Tyrol overall, and, until 1919, of the Austrian-Hungarian empire.
Monte Zebrù
Peak
Monte Zebrù is a mountain of the Ortler Alps between Lombardy and South Tyrol, Italy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sulden and Trafoi.
Sulden
Village
Photo: Kuebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sulden is a mountain village in South Tyrol, northern Italy. It is a frazione of the comune of Stilfs. Sulden is situated 3½ km northeast of Ortler Alps.
Trafoi
Village
Photo: Llorenzi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trafoi is a village, which is situated 6 km northwest of Ortler Alps.
Ortler Alps
- Categories: alpine subsection and landform
- Location: Stelvio, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Ortler Alps” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبال الألب أورتلير”
- Bavarian: “Ortlergruppe”
- Bulgarian: “Ортлес (масив)”
- Bulgarian: “Ортлес”
- Cebuano: “Ortles”
- Chinese: “奥特莱斯山”
- Czech: “Ortler”
- Czech: “Ortles”
- Dutch: “Ortler Alpen”
- Dutch: “Ortlergroep”
- Dutch: “Ortlermassief”
- Estonian: “Ortleri Alpid”
- Finnish: “Ortlerin Alpit”
- Finnish: “Ortlesin Alpit”
- French: “Alpes de l’Ortles”
- Georgian: “ორტლერის ალპები”
- Georgian: “ორტლერის მასივი”
- Georgian: “ორტლესის ალპები”
- German: “Ortleralpen”
- German: “Ortlergruppe”
- Italian: “Alpi dell’Ortles”
- Japanese: “オルトレス・アルプス”
- Ladin: “Elpes dl Ortler”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ortler-Alpene”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ortleralpene”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ortlerfjellene”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ortlergruppa”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ortlergruppe”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ortlergruppen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ortlermassivet”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ortles-Alpene”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ortles-Cevedale”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ortlesalpene”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ortlesfjellene”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ortlesgruppa”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ortlesgruppe”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ortlesgruppen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ortlesmassivet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ortler-Alpane”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ortleralpane”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ortlerfjella”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ortles-Cevedale”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ortles”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sobretta-Gavia-alpane”
- Polish: “Masyw Ortleru”
- Portuguese: “Alpes do Ortler”
- Russian: “Ортлер”
- Russian: “Ортлерские Альпы”
- Russian: “Ортлес”
- Russian: “Хребет Ортлер”
- Russian: “Хребет Ортлес”
- Slovenian: “Ortlerske Alpe”
- Spanish: “Alpes de Ortler”
- Spanish: “Alpes Ortler”
- Spanish: “Ortles-Cevedale”
- Turkish: “Ortler Alpleri”
- Ukrainian: “Ортлерські Альпи”
- Venetian: “Alpe de l’Ortles”
- Vietnamese: “Ortles-Cevedale”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Albergo della Posta and Grand’Albergo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thurwieserspitze and Marletschneide.
South Tyrol: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Bolzano, Brixen, Merano, and Bruneck.
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