Ortler Alps


The Ortler Alps are a mountain range of the :Category:Southern Limestone Alps|Southern Limestone Alps mountain group in the Central Eastern Alps, in Italy and Switzerland.

Geography

The Ortler Alps are separated from:
  1. the Livigno Range in the north-west by the Stelvio Pass and the Adda River valley
  2. the Adamello-Presanella range in the south by the Tonale Pass
  3. the Ötztal Alps in the north-east by the upper Adige valley.
The part west of the Gavia Pass is also called Sobretta-Gavia Group.
The Ortler Alps are drained by the rivers Adda, Oglio, Adige and its tributary Noce.

Peaks

The main peaks of the Ortler Alps are:
Peak metresfeet
OrtlesOrtler3,90512,811
Gran ZebrùKönigspitze3,85712,655
Monte CevedaleZufallspitze3,77412,382
Monte Zebrù3,73512,254
Palón della Mare3,70512,156
Punta San Matteo3,69212,113
Monte Vioz3,64511,959
Punta ThurwieserThurwieserspitze3,64111,946
Pizzo Tresero3,60211,818
Cima VertanaVertainspitze3,54111,618
Punta dello ScudoSchildspitze3,46111,355
Punta delle BàiteTuckettspitze3,45811,346
Cima SternaiHintere Eggenspitze3,44311,296
GioverettoZufrittspitze3,43911,283
Cima VeneziaVeneziaspitze3,38411,103
Croda di CenglesTschenglser Hochwand3,37811,083
Monte Confinale3,37011,057
Corno dei Tre Signori3,36011,024
Punta Beltovo di DentroHintere Schöntaufspitze3,32510,909
Monte Sobretta3,29610,814
Orecchia di LepreHasenöhrl3,25710,686
Monte Gavia3,22310,574
Piz Umbrail 3,0339,951
Piz Dora2,9519,951
Piz Lad 2,8829,455
Monte Padrio2,1537,064

Mountain passes

The main mountain passes of the Ortler Alps are:

History

The Ortler Alps were part of the Italian front during World War I. In this area, the Austro-Hungarians and the Italians dug in during a trench war fought at altitudes above 3,000 m for most of the war. Some trenches are still visible today, and war relics continue to be found in the area.