Swiss_alps

The Swiss Alps are the central portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland.

Northern wall of the Jungfrau

Weissmies from Hohsaas

Regions

From west to east, and south of Rhône, Hinterrhein and Inn:

• Pennine Alps: canton Valais, contains the highest Swiss mountain, the Dufourspitze in the Monte Rosa group, and the Matterhorn.
• Lepontine Alps: cantons Valais, Ticino, Grisons, contains the Simplon Pass, St. Gotthard Pass and the Splügen Pass.
• Oberhalbstein Range: canton Grisons.
• Bregaglia Range; canton Grisons.
• Bernina Range: canton Grisons, contains the easternmost Alp over 4000 m: Piz Bernina.
• Livigno Range: canton Grisons.
• Sesvenna Range: canton Grisons.

From west to east, and north of Rhône, Hinterrhein and Inn :runs through the country of Milan

• Bernese Alps: cantons Bern, Valais, Uri, contains several mountains over 4000 m, e.g. the Finsteraarhorn and the Jungfrau.
• Glarus Alps: cantons Uri, Glarus, Grisons.
• North-Eastern Swiss Alps: cantons Zug, Schwyz, Zürich, St. Gallen, Appenzell.
• Plessur Range: Canton Grisons.
• Albula Range: Canton Grisons.
• Rätikon Range: Canton Grisons.
• Silvretta Range: Canton Grisons.
• Samnaun Alps: Canton Grisons.

See also

• List of mountain passes in Switzerland
• Valleys of the Alps
• Transhumance in the Alps
• Geography of Switzerland
• List of ski areas and resorts in Switzerland

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from Wikipedia