This article lists the principal mountain passes and tunnels in the Alps, and gives a history of transport across the Alps.
The Silvretta Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps shared by Tirol, Vorarlberg and Graubünden (Switzerland). The Austrian states of Tirol and Vorarlberg are connected by a pass road. The majority of the peaks are elevated above three thousand metres and are surrounded by glaciers. Thus, the area is also known as the "Blue Silvretta".
The Rätikon is a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, located at the border between Vorarlberg, Liechtenstein and Graubünden. It is the geological border between the Eastern and Western Alps and stretches from the Montafon as far as the Rhine. In the south, the Prättigau is its limit, and in the north, it is the Walgau. In the east, it borders the Silvretta groups. The Rätikon mountain range derives its name from Raetia, a province of the Roman Empire, named after the Rhaetian people.
The Samnaun Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, named after the Swiss municipality of Samnaun. They are located at the border of the Austrian state of Tyrol and the Graubünden canton of Switzerland.
The Fluchthorn or Piz Fenga is a mountain in the Silvretta Alps, located on the border between Austria and Switzerland. With a height of 3,399 metres (11,152 ft) above sea level, it is the second highest summit of the Silvretta Alps. The Fluchthorn lies between the Jamtal (Tyrol) and the Val Fenga (Graubünden). It consists of three summits of which the southern one was the highest.
The Flüela Pass is a high mountain pass of the Swiss Alps in Graubünden. Traditionally considered the boundary between the Albula and Silvretta Alps, the pass crosses the watershed / drainage divide between the basins of the rivers Rhine and Danube. The pass is overlooked by the Flüela Schwarzhorn and the Flüela Wisshorn. The summit of the pass lies between the lakes Lai da la Scotta and Lai Nair.
The Paznaun is a valley in Tyrol, Austria, leading south-west from Pians (856 m) to the Bielerhöhe (2071 m), a mountain pass at the border of Vorarlberg and Tyrol.
The Rhaetian Alps are a mountain range of the Eastern Alps. The SOIUSA classification system divides them into the Western, Southern Rhaetian Alps and Eastern Rhaetian Alps, while the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps places most of the Rhaetian subranges within the Western Limestone Alps.
Gemeinde Gaschurn-Partenen is a municipality in the district of Bludenz in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. The two largest villages are Gaschurn Dorf and Partenen.
The Gross Seehorn is a mountain of the Silvretta Alps, located on the border between Austria and Switzerland.
The Gross Litzner is a mountain in the Silvretta Alps, located on the border between Austria and Switzerland.
The Augstenberg is a mountain in the Silvretta Alps, located on the border between Austria and Switzerland. It has an elevation of 3,230 metres (10,597 ft) above sea level. A secondary summit on the south has an elevation of 3,225 metres. On its eastern side, the Augstenberg overlooks the Pass Futschöl.
The Lechtal Alps are a mountain-range in western Austria, and part of the greater Northern Limestone Alps range. Named for the river Lech which drains them north-ward into Germany, the Lechtal Alps occupy the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg and are known for their diverse rock structure.
The Western Rhaetian Alps are a mountain range in the central part of the Alps.
The Fimbatal, also Fimbertal, is an alpine valley situated between the Silvretta Alps and the Samnaun Alps. The valley is drained by the Fimbabach river, a tributary of the Inn basin (Trisanna) at Ischgl. The highest mountain bordering the Fimbatal is the Fluchthorn.
Johann Jakob Weilenmann was a Swiss mountaineer and Alpine writer.
Krone is a mountain of the Silvretta Alps, located on the border between Austria and Switzerland. It lies south of the Fluchthorn, on the range between the Jamtal (Tyrol) and the Val Fenga (Graubünden). 1 km in southeast from Krone stands the "Breite Krone" = Coruna Lada. The Kronenjoch is a saddle between Jamtal/Futschöltal and Val Fenga in the south of the Krone.
The Signalhorn is a mountain of the Silvretta Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Austria. It lies just east of the Silvretta Pass and is the tripoint between the regions of Prättigau and Engadin and Montafon.
Kreuzjoch is the name of many summits and several mountain passes, predominantly in the Eastern Alps.
