Oberhalbstein Range.html

Oberhalbstein Range
Range
Piz Platta
Countries	Switzerland, Italy
States	Graubünden, Lombardy

Part of	Central Eastern Alps

Highest point	Piz Platta
- elevation	3,386 m (11,109 ft)
- coordinates	46°30′N 9°33′E / 46.5, 9.55

Location of the Oberhalbstein Range

The Oberhalbstein Range is a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland and northern Italy. It is considered to be part of the Central Eastern Alps. The Oberhalbstein Range is separated from the Lepontine Alps in the west by the Splügen Pass; from the Plessur Range in the north by the Albula river valley; from the Albula Range in the east by the Septimer Pass and the Julia River; from the Bernina Range in the south by the Val Bregaglia.

The Oberhalbstein Range is drained by the rivers Hinterrhein, Julia, Liro and Mera.

Peaks

Piz Platta

The main peaks of the Oberhalbstein Range are:

The main mountain passes of the Oberhalbstein Range are:

Mountain pass	location	type	elevation (m/ft)
Passo della Duana	Avers to the Val Bregaglia	snow	2800	9187
Passo da la Prasignola	Avers to Soglio	cattle path	2720	8924
Forcella di Lago or Madris Pass	Avers to Chiavenna	foot path	2680	8793
Forcellina	Avers to the Septimer Pass	foot path	2673	8770
Passo di Lei	Avers to Chiavenna	foot path	2659	8724
Stallerberg	Avers to Bivio	foot path	2584	8478
Septimer Pass	Bivio to Val Bregaglia	bridle path	2311	7582
Pass da Niemet	Innerferrera to Madesimo	foot path	2280	7481