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The Grison Alps are the mountains of the Graubünden canton of Switzerland (Grisons being the English name for the Graubünden region). There are many significant peaks in the Grison Alps, including the Tödi (3,614 m) and the highest peak, Piz Bernina (4,049 m). Many of the mountain ranges feature extensive glaciers, such as at the Adula, the Albula, the Silvretta, the Bernnina or the Rätikon range. The Grison Alps include parts of both the Eastern Alps and the Western Alps. The Eastern Alps located in Graubünden are the Rhaetian Alps, which is part to the Central Eastern Alps.

The Grison Alps seen from Jakobshorn
The Grison Alps seen from Jakobshorn

The Rhaetian Alps consists of the following mountain ranges: Samnaun Alps, Rätikon, Silvretta, Sesvenna Range, Albula Range, Plessur Range, Oberhalbstein Range, Livigno Range, Bregaglia Range and the Bernina Range. The Western Alps located in Graubünden, include portions of the Lepontine Alps and the Glarus Alps.[1]


References


  1. Zschokke, Heinrich (2008). The History of Switzerland. BiblioBazaar. ISBN 0-559-31287-3.



На других языках


[de] Bündner Alpen

Die Bündner Alpen sind die Alpen im Kanton Graubünden in der Schweiz, sie nehmen den ganzen Südostteil der Schweizer Alpen ein. Ihr höchster Gipfel und einziger Viertausender ist der Piz Bernina mit 4049 m ü. M.
- [en] Grison Alps

[it] Alpi Grigionesi

Le Alpi Grigionesi (in tedesco Bündner Alpen) costituiscono la parte della catena alpina che si trova nel Canton Grigioni (Svizzera).



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