The Ortler Alps Near Sulden On A Sunny October Day. Stock Photo

Ortler, Italian - Ortles is, at 3,905 m above sea level, the highest mountain in the Eastern Alps outside the Bernina Range. It is the main peak of the Ortler Range and the highest point of the Southern Limestone Alps, of South Tyrol in Italy, of Tyrol overall.The massive mountain is capped by a glacier on the northwest flank and has a long north ridge that ends at the village of Gomagoi and separates the valleys of Trafoi and Sulden. The South ridge leads to the Hochjoch 3527 m on the main ridge of the Ortler Alps that forms the border of the Province of Sondrio and South Tyrol. Going west on this main ridge are the Thurwieserspitze 3652 and Trafoier Wall 3565 m, while to the Southeast are the Monte Zebrù 3740 m and the majestic Königspitze 3859 m. From nearby mountains in the northeast the impressive lineup of Königspitze, Zebru and Ortler is known as “das Dreigestirn” the three heavenly bodies. Italia, Europe.