Geography
The Ortler Alps are separated from:
- the Livigno Range in the north-west by the Stelvio Pass and the Adda River valley (Valtellina)
- the Adamello-Presanella range in the south by the Tonale Pass
- the Ötztal Alps in the north-east by the upper Adige valley (Vinschgau).
The part west of the Gavia Pass is also called Sobretta-Gavia Group.
The Ortler Alps are drained by the rivers Adda, Oglio, Adige and its tributary Noce.
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