Swiss Alps
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The Swiss Alps are the central portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland.
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Regions
From west to east, and south of Rhône, Hinterrhein and Inn:
- Pennine Alps: canton Valais, contains the highest Swiss mountain Dufourspitze in the Monte Rosa group, and Matterhorn.
- Lepontine Alps: cantons Valais, Ticino, Grisons, contains the Simplon Pass, St Gotthard Pass and the Splügen Pass.
- Oberhalbstein Range: canton Grisons.
- Bernina Range: canton Grisons, contains the easternmost Alp over 4000 m: Piz Bernina.
- Livigno Range: canton Grisons.
- Sesvenna Range: canton Grisons.
From west to east, and north of Rhône, Hinterrhein and Inn :
- Bernese Alps: cantons Bern, Valais, Uri, contains several mountains over 4000 m, e.g. Finsteraarhorn, Jungfrau.
- Glarus Alps: cantons Uri, Glarus, Grisons.
- North-Eastern Swiss Alps: cantons Zug, Schwyz, Zürich, St. Gallen, Appenzell.
- Plessur Range: canton Grisons.
- Albula Range: canton Grisons.
- Rätikon Range: canton Grisons.
- Silvretta Range: canton Grisons.
- Samnaun Alps: canton Grisons.
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