The Uri Alps (also known as the Urner Alps) are a mountain range in central Switzerland in the western part of the Alps. They extend into the cantons of Obwalden, Valais, Bern, Uri and Nidwalden and are bordered by the Bernese Alps to the west (Grimsel Pass), the Emmental Alps to the north (Brünig Pass), the Lepontine Alps to the south (Furka Pass) and the Glarus Alps to the east (Reuss).The Uri Alps are composed of two distinct groups separated by the Susten Pass.