Livigno Alps
mountain range
The Livigno Alps are a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland and northern Italy, around the Italian village Livigno. They are considered to be part of the Central Eastern Alps. The tallest peak in this mountain range is Cima de' Piazzi at 11,283 ft.
The Livigno Alps are separated from the Bernina Range in the south-west by the Bernina Pass; from the Albula Alps in the north-west by the Upper Engadin valley; from the Sesvenna Alps in the north-east by the Spöl valley; from the Ortler Alps in the east by the Passo di Fraéle and the upper Adda River valley (Valtellina).
The Livigno Alps are drained by the rivers Adda River, Inn and
Rom (tributary of the Adige).
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