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Lepontine Alps

The eastern portion of the Lepontine Alps, from the St Gotthard Pass to the Splugen, is sometimes named the Adula Alps. The chief peaks of the Lepontine Alps, from the Simplon to the Splugen and south of the Furka and Oberalp Passes, are:
Monte Leone 3561 meters(11,684 feet)
Piz Blas 3023 meters(9918 feet)
Rheinwaldhorn 3398 meters(11,149 feet)
Monte Giove 3010 meters(9876 feet)
Guferhorn 3393 meters(11,132 feet)
Pizzo Centrale 3003 meters(9853 feet)
Blindenhorn 3384 meters(11,103 feet)
Pizzas d'Annarosa 3002 meters(9850 feet)
Basodino 3276 meters(10,749 feet)
Piz Beverin 3000 meters(9843 feet)
Tambohorn 3276 meters(10,749 feet)
Weisshorn (Splugen) 2992 meters(9817 feet)
Helsenhorn 3274 meters(10,742 feet)
Pizzo Lucendro 2959 meters(9708 feet)
Wasenhorn 3255 meters(10,680 feet)
Piz Tomul 2949 meters(9676 feet)
Ofenhorn 3242 meters(10,637 feet)
Piz Cavel 2944 meters(9659 feet)
Cherbadung 3213 meters(10,542 feet)
Barenhorn 2932 meters(9620 feet)
Piz Medel 3203 meters(10,509 feet)
Six Madun (Badus) 2932 meters(9619 feet)
Scopi 3200 meters(10,499 feet)
Piz Muraun 2899 meters(9512 feet)
Pizzo Rotondo 3197 meters(10,489 feet)
Zervreilerhorn 2898 meters(9508 feet)
Pizzo dei Piani 3158 meters(10,361 feet)
Monte Cistella 2851 meters(9353 feet)
Piz Terri 3151 meters(10,338 feet)
Piz Lukmanier 2778 meters(9115 feet)
Piz Aul 3124 meters(10,250 feet)
Monte Prosa 2738 meters(8983 feet)
Pizzo di Pesciora 3123 meters(10,247 feet)
Pizzo Columbe 2549 meters(8363 feet)
Wyttenwasserstock 3084 meters(10,119 feet)
Monte Camoghe 2226 meters(7303 feet)
Campo Tencia 3075 meters(10,089 feet)
Piz Mundaun 2065 meters(6775 feet)
Leckihorn 3069 meters(10,069 feet)
Monte Generoso 1704 meters(5591 feet)
Bruschghorn 3054 meters(10,020 feet)
Monte San Salvatore 916 meters(3004 feet)
Alperschellihorn 3045 meters(9991 feet)





The chief passes of the Lepontine Alps, from the Simplon to the Splugen and south of the Furka and Oberalp Passes, are:

Zapport Pass (Hinterrhein to Malvaglia and Biasca), snow 3079 meters(10,103 feet)
Guferlucke (Kanal Glen to the Lenta Glen), snow 2980 meters(9777 feet)
Lentalucke (Hinterrhein to Vals Platz), snow 2954 meters(9692 feet)
Hohsand Pass (Binn to Tosa Falls), snow 2927 meters(9603 feet)
Lecki Pass (Wyttenwasser Glen to the Mutten Glen), snow 2912 meters(9554 feet)
Passo Rotondo (Airolo to Oberwald), snow 2880 meters(9449 feet)
Kaltwasser Pass (Simplon Hospice to Veglia Alp), snow 2844 meters(9331 feet)
Scaradra Pass (Vals Platz to Olivone), foot path 2770 meters(9088 feet)
Satteltelucke (Vals Platz to Vrin), foot path 2768 meters(9082 feet)
Ritter Pass (Binn to Veglia Alp), snow 2692 meters(8832 feet)
Cavanna Pass (Realp to the Val Bedretto), snow 2611 meters(8566 feet)
Scatta Minoja (Devero to the Val Formazza), bridle path 2597 meters(8521 feet)
Bocca di Cadlimo (Airolo to the Lukmanier Pass), foot path 2542 meters(8340 feet)
Valserberg (Hinterrhein to Vals Platz), bridle path 2507 meters(8225 feet)
Safierberg (Splugen to Safien Platz), bridle path 2490 meters(8170 feet)
Geisspfad Pass (Binn to Devero), foot path 2475 meters(8120 feet)
Gries Pass (Ulrichen to Tosa Falls), bridle path 2468 meters(8098 feet)
Passo di Naret (Fusio to Airolo), bridle path 2443 meters(8015 feet)
Nufenen Pass (Ulrichen to Airolo), bridle path 2440 meters(8006 feet)
Diesrut Pass (Vrin fo the Somvix Oolen), bad bridle path 2424 meters(7953 feet)
Albrun Pass (Binn to Devero and Baceno), bridle path 2410 meters(7907 feet)
Greina Pass (Olivone to the Somvix Glen), bridle path 2360 meters(7743 feet)
San Giacomo Pass (Airolo to Tosa Falls), bridle path 2308 meters(7573 feet)
Passo di Buffalora (Val Mesocco to the Val Calanca), foot path 2265 meters(7431 feet)
Passo dell' Uomo (Airolo to the Lukmanier Pass), bridle path 2212 meters(7258 feet)
Splugen Pass (Thusis to Chiavenna), carriage road 2117 meters(6946 feet)
St Gotthard Pass (Andermatt to Airolo), carriage road over, railway tunnel beneath 2114 meters(6936 feet)
San Bernardino Pass (Thusis to Bellinzona), carriage road 2063 meters(6769 feet)
Lukmanier Pass (Disentis to Olivone), carriage road 1917 meters(6289 feet)

(from an old encyclopedia)



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