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Italy's highest mountain range

The most powerful mountain range in Italy

Petr Liška
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Italy's highest mountain range
Inserted: 02.09.2023
Author: Petr Liška © gigaplaces.com
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In Italy you will find the highest mountain range of the Alps. Along with France, Italy also has the highest mountain in Europe – Mont Blanc (4,808m). Among the other four-thousand-thousander mountain ranges that fall at least partially in Italy are the Valais Alps (Nordend peak (4,609 m), the Gráj Alps (Gran Paradiso (4,061 m) and Bernina (only the insignificant peak of La Spedla (4,020 m) falls in Italy here). Other high Italian mountain ranges are the Ortles, the Kotti Alps and the Ötztal Alps.

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The most beautiful area of France

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| Altitude: 4 808 m / 15 774 ft

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Wallis Alps

The most mountainous region of Switzerland

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| Altitude: 4 634 m / 15 203 ft

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Graj Alps

Great Paradise

Altitude: 4 061 m / 13 323 ft

The Graj Alps are a heavily glaciated mountain range in northwestern Italy. They are better known for their… continue reading

4.
Bernina

The highest mountains of the Eastern Alps

Altitude: 4 048 m / 13 281 ft

Bernina is the highest mountain range in the Eastern Alps. There is also the only four thousand in the… continue reading

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Ortles

The beautiful mountains of the Eastern Alps

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| Altitude: 3 905 m / 12 812 ft

Ortles is the second highest mountain range in the Eastern Alps. The highest peak is Ortler (3,905m asl),… continue reading

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Kottic Alps

A mountain range with a prominent highest peak

Altitude: 3 841 m / 12 602 ft

The Kotti Alps lie between Italy and France. At first glance, it doesn't belong to a particularly high… continue reading

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Ötztal Alps

Mountains with the most glaciers in Austria

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| Altitude: 3 768 m / 12 362 ft

Ötztal Alps are among the most beautiful mountains in Austria. Mainly due to the massive glaciation (the… continue reading

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Dolomites

The most beautiful area of Italy

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| Altitude: 3 343 m / 10 968 ft

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The Sesvenna Mountains

A mountain range located in three states

Altitude: 3 189 m / 10 463 ft

The Sesvenna Mountains are a relatively lesser-known mountain range spanning three states. Only its northern… continue reading

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