# Grison Alps

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{{Short description|Mountains in Graubünden, Switzerland}}
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[[File:A mountain's stubble.jpg|thumb|The Grison Alps seen from [Jakobshorn](/source/Jakobshorn)]]
The '''Grison Alps''' are the [mountain](/source/mountain)s of the [Graubünden](/source/Graub%C3%BCnden) canton of [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland) (Grisons being the English name for the Graubünden region).   There are many significant peaks in the Grison Alps, including the [Tödi](/source/T%C3%B6di) (3,614 m) and the highest peak, [Piz Bernina](/source/Piz_Bernina) (4,049 m). Many of the mountain ranges feature extensive glaciers, such as at the [Adula](/source/Lepontine_Alps), the [Albula](/source/Albula_Range), the [Silvretta](/source/Silvretta), the [Bernnina](/source/Bernina_Range) or the [Rätikon](/source/R%C3%A4tikon) range. The Grison Alps include parts of both the [Eastern Alps](/source/Eastern_Alps) and the [Western Alps](/source/Western_Alps).  The Eastern Alps located in Graubünden are the [Rhaetian Alps](/source/Rhaetian_Alps), which is part to the [Central Eastern Alps](/source/Central_Eastern_Alps).

The Rhaetian Alps consists of the following mountain ranges: [Samnaun Alps](/source/Samnaun_Alps), [Rätikon](/source/R%C3%A4tikon), [Silvretta](/source/Silvretta), [Sesvenna Range](/source/Sesvenna_Range), [Albula Range](/source/Albula_Range), [Plessur Range](/source/Plessur_Range), [Oberhalbstein Range](/source/Oberhalbstein_Range), [Livigno Range](/source/Livigno_Range), [Bregaglia Range](/source/Bregaglia_Range) and the [Bernina Range](/source/Bernina_Range). The Western Alps located in Graubünden, include portions of the [Lepontine Alps](/source/Lepontine_Alps) and the [Glarus Alps](/source/Glarus_Alps).<ref>{{cite book|title=The History of Switzerland|first=Heinrich |last=Zschokke|publisher=BiblioBazaar|year=2008|ISBN=0-559-31287-3}}</ref>

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Category:Mountain ranges of the Alps
Category:Mountain ranges of the Grisons

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