Samnaun Alps

The Samnaun Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, named after the Swiss municipality of Samnaun. They are located at the border of the Austrian state of Tyrol and the Graubünden canton of Switzerland.

Samnaun Alps
Muttler (left) and Piz Tschütta (right)
Highest point
PeakMuttler
Elevation3,293 m (10,804 ft)
Coordinates46°54′1″N 10°22′42″E
Geography
Samnaun Alps
The borders of the range according to
Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps
CountriesAustria and Switzerland
StatesTyrol and Graubünden
Parent rangeCentral Eastern Alps
Borders onVerwall Alps, Silvretta, Sesvenna Range and Ötztal Alps

The Samnaun Alps are separated from the Sesvenna Alps in the south by the Engadine Valley; from the Silvretta Alps in the west by the Fimber Pass; from the Verwall Alps and the Lechtal Alps in the north by the Paznauntal; from the Ötztal Alps in the east by the Inn valley. All the range is drained by the river Inn, through the Trisanna, Schergenbach, Brancla and Fimbabach.

Peaks

The range includes the following peaks:

PeakElevation (m/ft)
Muttler329310,804
Piz Tschütta325810,689
Piz Mundin314610,322
Vesilspitze311510,220
Piz Rots309710,161
Vesulspitze309210,145
Hexenkopf3038 9,968
Piz Malmurainza3038 9,968
Bürkelkopf3033 9,951
Gemspleiskopf3017 9,899
Furgler3004 9,856
Rothbleiskopf2938 9,640
Flimspitz2929 9610
Grübelekopf2894 9495
Palinkopf 2864  9396

For a list of passes, see Passes of the Silvretta and Rätikon Ranges.

See also

  • Category:Mountain ranges of the Alps


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