The
Sarntal Alps (German:
Sarntaler Alpen, Italian:
Alpi Sarentine) are a mountain range of the
Eastern Rhaetian Alps 
, in
South Tyrol 
(Italy), which surrounds the Sarntal (valley). It is limited by the
Etschtal 
, Eisacktal, Passeiertal and the
Jaufen Pass 
.
Topography
The Sarntal Alps are divided into an Eastern and a Western Part, which meet at the
Penser Joch 
. The Eastern Part has got various minor ridges.
Eastern Part
The Southern half (south to Kassianspitze) is compared to the surrounding ranges not that elevated, its highest peaks are
Villanderer Berg 
(2509m) and Rittner Horn (2260m), further south it becomes the Ritten.
The northern has got the Tatschspitze (2528m), Tagewaldhorn (2708m), Jakobsspitze (2742m), Schrotthorn (2590m), Plankenhorn (2543m) Kassianspitze (2581m).