Lepontine Alps

The Lepontine Alps extend across the mountains between the upper Rhine and northern Italy. Their eastern part, the Adula Alps, stretches from the St Gotthard and Lukmanier passes towards the Splügen Pass. Its highest summit is the Rheinwaldhorn, also called Adula. South of the ridges, valleys including the Calanca and Mesolcina descend towards the Italian side of the range, while the northern slopes face the high country of Graubünden.