The Rätikon is a mountain range

Mountain range

A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...

 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....

 located at the border between Vorarlberg

Vorarlberg

Vorarlberg is the westernmost federal-state of Austria. Although it is the second smallest in terms of area and population , it borders three countries: Germany , Switzerland and Liechtenstein...

, Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein

The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...

 and Graubünden

Graubünden

Graubünden or Grisons is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. The canton shares borders with the cantons of Ticino, Uri, Glarus and St. Gallen and international borders with Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein...

. It is the geological border between the Eastern and Western Alps and stretches from the Montafon

Montafon

Montafon is a valley in Austria that extends from the city of Bludenz to the Silvretta mountain range. It is also known in the local dialect as Muntafu....

 as far as the Rhine. In the south, the Prättigau

Prättigau

The Prättigau Valley, in the canton of Graubünden , Switzerland, is home to the world famous ski resorts of Klosters and neighbouring Davos in the Landwasser Valley....

 is its limit, in the north the Walgau. In the east, it borders the Silvretta

Silvretta

The Silvretta Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps shared by Tirol, Vorarlberg and Graubünden . 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...

 groups.

Its chief peaks are:

• Schesaplana
  Schesaplana
  The Schesaplana is the highest mountain in the Rätikon mountain range at the border between Vorarlberg, Austria and Graubuenden, Switzerland. It has an elevation of ....
  
   2964 m (9725 ft)
• Schiltfluh  2890 m (9482 ft)
• Panüeler  2859 m (9380 ft)
• Drusenfluh
  Drusenfluh
  The Drusenfluh is a mountain in the Rätikon mountain range , located on the border between Austria and Switzerland.Actually the name names the whole massive, the highest peak has no name of its own....
  
    2829 m (9282 ft)
• Madrisahorn
  Madrisahorn
  The Madrisa is a mountain in the Rätikon mountain range, overlooking Klosters in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Its summit is located near the Austrian border....
  
   2830 m (9285 ft)
• Sulzfluh
  Sulzfluh
  The Sulzfluh is a mountain in the Rätikon mountain range , located on the border between Austria and Switzerland.It is well known by climbers and has a Via ferrata on the southern, Swiss face, the Graubünden....
  
    2820 m (9252 ft)
• Zimbaspitze
  Zimba (mountain)
  The Zimba, elevation , is the most familiar mountain in the Austrian mountain range called Rätikon. Located in the hinterland of Bludenz, this horn is the landmark of Montafon valley and especially of the main village of Schruns. Three ridges and three walls emphasize the shapeliness of the form...
  
   2643 m (8678 ft)
• Vorder Grauspitz 2599 m (8528 ft)
• Falknis
  Falknis
  The Falknis is a mountain in the Rätikon mountain range , located on the border between Liechtenstein and Switzerland.-External links:*...
  
    2566 m (8419 ft)
• Naafkopf
  Naafkopf
  The Naakkopf is a mountain in the Rätikon mountain range , located at the border between Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.-External links:*...
  
    2571 m (8445 ft)
• Hornspitze  2537 m (8323 ft)
• Vilan
  Vilan
  For the narcotic analgesic marketed under the trade name Vilan, inter alia, see NicomorphineThe Vilan is a mountain in the Rätikon mountain range , located in Graubünden, Switzerland.-External links:*...
  
    2376 m (7795 ft)
• Sassauna
  Sassauna
  The Sassauna is a mountain in the Rätikon mountain range , located in Graubünden, Switzerland.-External links:*...
  
    2308 m (7572 ft)

For a list of passes see Passes of the Silvretta and Rätikon Ranges

Passes of the Silvretta and Rätikon Ranges

The chief passes of the Silvretta and Rhatikon Ranges, from the Fuela Pass to the Reschen Scheideck and the Arlberg Pass, are:Mountain passlocationtype elevationJamjochGuarda to GalturSnow 0 meters10 112 feet...

.

A multiday hike that follows a big portion of the Rätikon chain on its southern side is called "Prättigauer Höhenweg".

See also

• Limestone Alps
  Limestone Alps
  The Limestone Alps are the two mountain ranges, roughly long, which run parallel to the main mountain range of the Austrian Central Alps and to its north and south...
  
  
• Swiss Alps
  Swiss Alps
  The Swiss Alps are the portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland. Because of their central position within the entire Alpine range, they are also known as the Central Alps....