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{{Short description|Mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name=Samnaun Alps
| photo=SamnaunAlps.jpg
| photo_caption=Muttler (left) and Piz Tschütta (right)
| country= {{hlist|Austria|Switzerland}}
| subdivision1_type= States
| subdivision1= {{hlist|[[Tyrol (state)|Tyrol]]|[[Graubünden]]}}
| parent= Central Eastern Alps
| borders_on= {{hlist|Verwall Alps|Silvretta|Sesvenna Range|Ötztal Alps}}
| highest=Muttler
| elevation_m=3293
| coordinates= {{coord|46|54|1|N|10|22|42|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| map_image= Samnaungruppe.png
| map_caption= Samnaun Alps<br /><small>The borders of the range according to<br />[[Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps]]</small>
}}
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 [[Austria]]n state of [[Tyrol (state)|Tyrol]] and the [[Graubünden]] canton of [[Switzerland]].

The Samnaun Alps are separated from the [[Sesvenna Alps]] in the south by the Engadine Valley; from the [[Silvretta Alps]] in the west by the Fimber Pass; from the [[Verwall Alps]] and the [[Lechtal Alps]] in the north by the [[Paznauntal]]; from the [[Ötztal Alps]] in the east by the [[Inn (river)|Inn]] valley. All the range is drained by the river Inn, through the Trisanna, Schergenbach, Brancla and Fimbabach.

==Peaks==

The range includes the following peaks:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Peak !! colspan=2|Elevation (m/ft)
|-
|[[Muttler]]       || 3293 || 10,804
|-
|[[Piz Tschütta]]  || 3258 || 10,689
|-
|[[Piz Mundin]]    || 3146 || 10,322
|-
|[[Vesilspitze]]   || 3115 || 10,220
|-
|[[Piz Rots]]      || 3097 || 10,161
|-
|[[Vesulspitze]]   || 3092 || 10,145
|-
|[[Hexenkopf]]     || 3038 || &nbsp;9,968
|-
|[[Piz Malmurainza]] || 3038 || &nbsp;9,968
|-
|[[Bürkelkopf]]    || 3033 || &nbsp;9,951
|-
|[[Gemspleiskopf]] || 3017 || &nbsp;9,899
|-
|[[Furgler]] || 3004 || &nbsp;9,856
|-
|[[Rothbleiskopf]] || 2938 || &nbsp;9,640
|-
|[[Flimspitz]]     || 2929 || &nbsp;9610
|-
|[[Grübelekopf]]   || 2894 || &nbsp;9495
|-
|[[Palinkopf]]
|2864
|&nbsp;9396
|}

For a list of passes, see [[Passes of the Silvretta and Rätikon Ranges]].
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Muttler vom Alptrider Sattel 2.jpg|Muttler from north
Silvretta-Grenzstelle-A-CH-Fimbatal-(1980).jpg|  [[Fimbatal]] border crossing Switzerland and Austria
Piz Rots.JPG| Piz Rots in the skiarea [[Silvretta Arena]]
Samnaungruppe, Piz Mundin, Muttler.JPG| Piz Mundin and Muttler from east ([[Nauders]])

</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Swiss Alps]]
*[[List of mountains in Switzerland]]
*[https://www.kamdoalp.cz/en/regions/62/tracks Samnaun Alps on kamdoalp.cz - Hikes description, prominent peaks]

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[[Category:Samnaun Alps| ]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of the Alps]]
[[Category:Central Alps]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Tyrol (federal state)]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Graubünden]]
[[Category:Landeck District]]
[[Category:Austria–Switzerland border]]


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