The Oberhalbstein Range (Italian: Alpi del Platta) is a mountain range

Mountain range

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 in the Alps

Alps

The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....

 of eastern Switzerland

Switzerland

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 and northern Italy

Italy

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. It is considered to be part of the Central Eastern Alps

Central Eastern Alps

The Central Eastern Alps comprise the main chain of the Eastern Alps with its highest peaks, located between the Northern Limestone Alps and the Southern Limestone Alps, from which they differ in geological composition....

. The Oberhalbstein Range is separated from the Lepontine Alps

Lepontine Alps

The Lepontine Alps are a mountain range in the central part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland and Italy .On the north the upper Rhône valley separate them from the Bernese Alps and the Furka Pass and the upper Reuss valley separates them from the Urner Alps; on the west the Simplon Pass...

 in the west by the Splügen Pass

Splügen Pass

The Splügen Pass is a high mountain pass which marks the boundary between the Lepontine and Rhaetian Alps....

; from the Plessur Range

Plessur Range

The Plessur Range is a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland. It is considered to be part of the Central Eastern Alps. It is named after the river Plessur, which originates from the center of the ranges...

 in the north by the Albula river

Albula River

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 valley; from the Albula Range

Albula Range

The Albula Alps is a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland. It is considered to be part of the Central Eastern Alps. It is named after the River Albula...

 in the east by the Septimer Pass

Septimer Pass

Septimer Pass is a high mountain pass in the canton of Graubünden in the Swiss Alps between the valleys of Bregaglia and Oberhalbstein ....

 and the Julia River

Julia River

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; from the Bernina Range

Bernina Range

The Bernina Range is a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland and northern Italy. It is considered to be part of the Central Eastern Alps. It is one of the highest ranges of the Alps, covered with many glaciers. Piz Bernina , its highest peak, is the most easterly four thousand-metre...

 in the south by the Val Bregaglia

Val Bregaglia

The Val Bregaglia or Bergell Tal is an alpine valley of Switzerland and Italy at the base of which runs the river Mera River...

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The Oberhalbstein Range is drained by the rivers Hinterrhein, Julia

Julia River

Julia is a river in the Grisons canton, eastern Switzerland. It is a tributary of the Albula river, which it meets in Tiefencastel. The road to the Julier Pass runs through the Julia valley....

, Liro and Mera

Mera River

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Peaks

The main peaks of the Oberhalbstein Range are:

Peak	|Elevation (m/ft)
Piz Platta Piz Platta Piz Platta is the highest peak in the Oberhalbstein Range, located in Graubünden, Switzerland. It is 3392 metres high , and is notable for its similarity in shape to the Matterhorn.-External links:*...	3386	11,109
Piz Forbesch Piz Forbesch The Piz Forbesch is a mountain in the Oberhalbstein Range, located in Graubünden, Switzerland.-External links:*...	3258	10,689
Piz Timun Piz Timun The Piz Timun is a mountain in the Oberhalbstein Range located on the border between Italy and Switzerland.-External links:*...	3201	10,502
Pizzo Stella	3162	10,375
Piz Duan Piz Duan The Piz Duan is a mountain in the Oberhalbstein Range, located in Graubünden, Switzerland.-External links:*...	3133	10,279
Pizz Gallagiun Pizz Gallagiun The Pizz Gallagiun is a mountain in the Oberhalbstein Range located on the border between Italy and Switzerland.-External links:*...	3107	10,200
Gletscherhorn	3106	10,191
Cima da Lägh Cima da Lägh Cima da Lägh is a mountain in the Oberhalbstein Range of the Alps located on the border between Italy and Switzerland.-External links:*...	3082	10,112
Piz Grisch Piz Grisch Piz Grisch is a mountain in the Oberhalbstein Range, located in Graubünden, Switzerland.-External links:*...	3062	10,050
Usser Wissberg	3053	10,016
Surettahorn Surettahorn The Surettahorn is a mountain in the Oberhalbstein Range located on the border between Italy and Switzerland.-External links:*...	3039	9,971
Piz Curvér Piz Curvér The Piz Curvér is a mountain in the Oberhalbstein Range, located in Graubünden, Switzerland.-External links:*...	2975	9,761
Piz Alv Piz Alv (Oberhalbstein Range) The Piz Alv is a mountain in the Oberhalbstein Range, located in Graubünden, Switzerland.-External links:*...	2854	9,365
Piz Miez Piz Miez The Piz Miez is a mountain in the Oberhalbstein Range located on the border between Italy and Switzerland.-External links:*...	2835	9,301

Passes

The main mountain pass

Mountain pass

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es of the Oberhalbstein Range are:

Mountain pass	location	type	elevation (m/ft)
Passo della Duana	Avers Avers Avers is a municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It includes Juf, the highest-altitude year-round settlement in Europe.-History:...  to the Val Bregaglia Val Bregaglia The Val Bregaglia or Bergell Tal is an alpine valley of Switzerland and Italy at the base of which runs the river Mera River...	snow	2800	9187
Passo da la Prasignola	Avers to Soglio Soglio, Switzerland Soglio is a former municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden close to the border with Italy. It's now part of the municipality of Bregaglia.-Geography:...	cattle path	2720	8924
Forcella di Lago or Madris Pass	Avers to Chiavenna	foot path	2680	8793
Forcellina	Avers to the Septimer Pass Septimer Pass Septimer Pass is a high mountain pass in the canton of Graubünden in the Swiss Alps between the valleys of Bregaglia and Oberhalbstein ....	foot path	2673	8770
Passo di Lei	Avers to Chiavenna	foot path	2659	8724
Stallerberg	Avers to Bivio Bivio Bivio is a municipality in the district of Albula of the Swiss canton of Graubünden.-History:Bivio is first mentioned about 840 as de stabulo Bivio. At one time it was known, in German, as Stallen and until 1895/1903 by its Italian name Stalla.-Geography:Bivio has an area, , of...	foot path	2584	8478
Pass da Sett (Septimer Pass) Septimer Pass Septimer Pass is a high mountain pass in the canton of Graubünden in the Swiss Alps between the valleys of Bregaglia and Oberhalbstein ....	Bivio to Val Bregaglia	bridle path	2311	7582
Pass da Niemet	Innerferrera Innerferrera Innerferrera is a village in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. An independent municipality before, it merged on January 1, 2008 with neighboring Ausserferrera to form the municipality of Ferrera.-Geography:...  to Madesimo Madesimo Madesimo is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 km north of Milan and about 50 km northwest of Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland....	foot path	2280	7481