Lepontine Alps

Lepontine Alps
Monte Leone
Highest point
PeakMonte Leone
Elevation3,553 m (11,657 ft)[1]
ListingProminent mountains of the Alps
Coordinates46°14′59″N 8°06′37″E / 46.24972°N 8.11028°E / 46.24972; 8.11028[1]
Naming
Native name
Geography
Lepontine Alps (red)
Countries
Cantons, Regions
Range coordinates46°25′N 8°40′E / 46.417°N 8.667°E / 46.417; 8.667
Parent rangeWestern Alps
Borders on
Topo mapSwiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny

The Lepontine Alps (German: Lepontinische Alpen, French: Alpes lépontines, Italian: Alpi Lepontine) are a mountain range in the north-western part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland (Valais, Ticino, Uri and Graubünden) and Italy (Piedmont and Lombardy).

The Simplon rail tunnel (from Brig to Domodossola), the Gotthard rail (from Erstfeld to Bodio) and Gotthard road tunnels (from Andermatt to Airolo) and the San Bernardino road tunnel are important transport arteries.

The eastern portion of the Lepontine Alps, from the St Gotthard Pass to the Splügen Pass, is named the Adula Alps, while the western part is historically referred to as the Ticino Alps.

  1. ^ a b "Monte Leone". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-07-23.