Mont Blanc | 4810 meters | (15,782 feet) | Mont Blanc de Seilon | 3871 meters | (12,700 feet) | |||
Monte Rosa (Dufourspitze) | 4638 meters | (15,217 feet) | Aiguille du Midi | 3843 meters | (12,609 feet) | |||
Nord End (Monte Rosa) | 4612 meters | (15,132 feet) | Tour Noir | 3836 meters | (12,586 feet) | |||
Dom (Mischabelhorner) | 4554 meters | (14,942 feet) | Aiguille des Glaciers | 3834 meters | (12,579 feet) | |||
Lyskamm | 4538 meters | (14,889 feet) | Mont Dolent | 3823 meters | (12,543 feet) | |||
Weisshorn | 4512 meters | (14,804 feet) | Aiguille du Chardonnet | 3822 meters | (12,540 feet) | |||
Matterhorn | 4506 meters | (14,782 feet) | Cima di Jazzi | 3818 meters | (12,527 feet) | |||
Taschhorn | 4498 meters | (14,758 feet) | Balfrin | 3802 meters | (12,474 feet) | |||
Mont Maudit | 4471 meters | (14,669 feet) | Pigne d'Arolla | 3801 meters | (12,471 feet) | |||
Dent Blanche | 4364 meters | (14,318 feet) | Mont Velan | 3765 meters | (12,353 feet) | |||
Dome du Gouter | 4331 meters | (14,210 feet) | Aiguille du Dru | 3755 meters | (12,320 feet) | |||
Grand Combin | 4317 meters | (14,164 feet) | Tete Blanche | 3750 meters | (12,304 feet) | |||
Castor | 4230 meters | (13,879 feet) | L'Eveque | 3738 meters | (12,264 feet) | |||
Zinal Rothhorn | 4223 meters | (13,856 feet) | Mont Pleureur | 3706 meters | (12,159 feet) | |||
Alphubel | 4207 meters | (13,803 feet) | Dome de Miage | 3688 meters | (12,100 feet) | |||
Grandes Jorasses | 4205 meters | (13,797 feet) | Lo Besso | 3675 meters | (12,058 feet) | |||
Rimpfischhorn | 4203 meters | (13,790 feet) | Aiguille de la Za | 3673 meters | (12,051 feet) | |||
Strahlhorn | 4191 meters | (13,751 feet) | Mont Collon | 3644 meters | (11,956 feet) | |||
Dent d'Herens | 4180 meters | (13,715 feet) | Diablons | 3605 meters | (11,828 feet) | |||
Zermatt Breithorn | 4171 meters | (13,685 feet) | Aiguille de Tour | 3540 meters | (11,615 feet) | |||
Aiguille Verte | 4127 meters | (13,541 feet) | Mont Gele | 3517 meters | (11,539 feet) | |||
Ober Gabelhorn | 4073 meters | (13,364 feet) | Bec de Luseney | 3506 meters | (11,503 feet) | |||
Aiguille de Bionnassay | 4066 meters | (13,341 feet) | Aiguille de Grepon | 3502 meters | (11,489 feet) | |||
Allalinhorn | 4034 meters | (13,236 feet) | Chateau des Dames | 3489 meters | (11,447 feet) | |||
Weissmies | 4031 meters | (13,226 feet) | Aiguille des Charmoz | 3442 meters | (11,293 feet) | |||
Aiguille du Geant | 4014 meters | (13,170 feet) | Aiguille du Tacul | 3438 meters | (11,280 feet) | |||
Laquinhorn | 4005 meters | (13,140 feet) | Grand Tournalin | 3379 meters | (11,086 feet) | |||
Rossbodenhorn | 4001 meters | (13,128 feet) | Pointe de Rosa Blanche | 3348 meters | (10,985 feet) | |||
Grand Cornier | 3969 meters | (13,022 feet) | Mont Avril | 3341 meters | (10,962 feet) | |||
Aiguille de Trelatete | 3911 meters | (12,832 feet) | Grande Rochere | 3326 meters | (10,913 feet) | |||
Aiguille d'Argentiere | 3907 meters | (12,819 feet) | Corno Bianco | 3320 meters | (10,893 feet) | |||
Ruinette | 3879 meters | (12,727 feet) | Grauhaupt | 3315 meters | (10,876 feet) | |||
Aiguille de Triolet | 3876 meters | (12,717 feet) | Pointe d'Orny | 3274 meters | (10,742 feet) | |||
Mont Favre | 3259 meters | (10,693 feet) | Dent du Midi | 3260 meters | (10,696 feet) | |||
Sasseneire | 3259 meters | (10,693 feet) | Tagliaferro | 2964 meters | (9725 feet) | |||
Grand Golliaz | 3240 meters | (10,630 feet) | Riffelhorn | 2931 meters | (9617 feet) | |||
Tour Sallieres | 3227 meters | (10,588 feet) | Pointe Percee du Reposoir | 2752 meters | (9029 feet) | |||
Pizzo Bianco | 3216 meters | (10,552 feet) | Crammont | 2737 meters | (8980 feet) | |||
Latelhorn | 3207 meters | (10,523 feet) | Pointe des Fours | 2719 meters | (8921 feet) | |||
Schwarzhorn (Augstbord) | 3204 meters | (10,512 feet) | Pointe du Colloney | 2692 meters | (8832 feet) | |||
Gornergrat | 3136 meters | (10,289 feet) | Catogne | 2599 meters | (8527 feet) | |||
Pointe de Lechaud | 3127 meters | (10,260 feet) | Monte Bo | 2556 meters | (8386 feet) | |||
Buet | 3109 meters | (10,201 feet) | Mont Joly | 2527 meters | (8291 feet) | |||
Mont Ruan | 3078 meters | (10,099 feet) | Brevent | 2525 meters | (8284 feet) | |||
Mont Neri | 3070 meters | (10,073 feet) | Pointe de Salles | 2494 meters | (8183 feet) | |||
Bella Tola | 3028 meters | (9935 feet) | Aiguille de Varens | 2488 meters | (8163 feet) | |||
Pointe de Tanneverge | 2982 meters | (9784 feet) | Mont Chetif | 2343 meters | (7687 feet) | |||
Belvedere (Aigs Rouges) | 2966 meters | (9731 feet) | Mole | 1869 meters | (6132 feet) | |||
Saleve (highest point) | 1380 meters | (4528 feet) |
The chief passes of the Pennine Alps, from the Little St Bernard to the Simplon Pass, are:
Sesiajoch (Zermatt to Alagna), snow | 4424 meters | (14,515 feet) |
Col de la Brenva (Courmayeur to Chamonix), snow | 4333 meters | (14,217 feet) |
Domjoch (Randa to Saas), snow | 4286 meters | (14,062 feet) |
Lysjoch (Zermatt to Gressoney), snow | 4277 meters | (14,033 feet) |
Mischabeljoch (Zermatt to Saas), snow | 3856 meters | (12,651 feet) |
Alphubel Pass (same to same), snow | 3802 meters | (12,474 feet) |
Adler Pass (same to same), snow | 3798 meters | (12,461 feet) |
Moming Pass (Zermatt to Zinal), snow | 3745 meters | (12,287 feet) |
Schwarzthor (Zermatt to Ayas), snow | 3741 meters | (12,274 feet) |
Col de Triolet (Chamonix to Courmayeur), snow | 3691 meters | (12,110 feet) |
Ried Pass (St Niklaus to Saas), snow | 3597 meters | (11,800 feet) |
New Weissthor (Zermatt to Macugnaga), snow | 3580 meters | (11,746 feet) |
Allalin Pass (Zermatt to Saas), snow | 3570 meters | (11,713 feet) |
Col de Valpelline (Zermatt to Aosta), snow | 3562 meters | (11,687 feet) |
Biesjoch (Randa to Turtmann), snow | 3549 meters | (11,644 feet) |
Triftjoch (Zermatt to Zinal), snow | 3540 meters | (11,615 feet) |
Col d'Argentiere (Chamonix to Orsieres), snow | 3516 meters | (11,536 feet) |
Col du Sonadon (Bourg St Pierre to the Val de Bagnes), snow | 3489 meters | (11,447 feet) |
Col de Talefre (Chamonix to Courmayeur), snow | 3484 meters | (11,430 feet) |
Col d'Herens (Zermatt to Evolena), snow | 3480 meters | (11,418 feet) |
Col Durand (Zermatt to Zinal), snow | 3474 meters | (11,398 feet) |
Col des Maisons Blanches (Bourg St Pierre to the Val de Bagnes), snow | 3426 meters | (11,241 feet) |
Col de Bertol (Arolla to the Col d'Herens), snow | 3414 meters | (11,200 feet) |
Col de Miage (Contamines to Courmayeur), snow | 3376 meters | (11,077 feet) |
Col du Geant (Chamonix to Courmayeur), snow | 3371 meters | (11,060 feet) |
Col du Mont Rouge (Val de Bagnes to the Val d'Heremence), snow | 3341 meters | (10,962 feet) |
Col du Chardonnet (Chamonix to Orsieres), snow | 3325 meters | (10,909 feet) |
Col de St Theodule (Zermatt to Chatillon), snow | 3322 meters | (10,899 feet) |
Col du Tour (Chamonix to Orsieres), snow | 3280 meters | (10,762 feet) |
Fenetre de Saleinaz (Saleinaz Glacier to Trient Glacier), snow | 3264 meters | (10,709 feet) |
Col de Tracuit (Zinal to Turtmann), snow | 3252 meters | (10,670 feet) |
Zwischbergen Pass (Saas to Gondo), snow | 3248 meters | (10,657 feet) |
Col d'Oren (Val de Bagnes to the Valpelline), snow | 3242 meters | (10,637 feet) |
Col de Seilon (Val de Bagnes to the Val d'Heremence), snow | 3200 meters | (10,499 feet) |
Col du Cret (Val de Bagnes to the Val d'Heremence), snow | 3148 meters | (10,329 feet) |
Col de Valcournera (Val Tournanche to the Valpelline), snow | 3147 meters | (10,325 feet) |
Col de Collon (Arolla to Aosta), snow | 3130 meters | (10,270 feet) |
Col de Valsorey (Bourg St Pierre to Aosta), snow | 3113 meters | (10,214 feet) |
Col de Chermontane (Val de Bagnes to Arolla), snow | 3084 meters | (10,119 feet) |
Cimes Blanches (Val Tournanche to Ayas), bridle path | 2980 meters | (9777 feet) |
Col de Torrent (Evolena to the Val de Torrent), bridle path | 2924 meters | (9593 feet) |
Augstbord Pass (St Niklaus to Turtmann), bridle path | 2893 meters | (9492 feet) |
Col de Crete Seche (Val de Bagnes to the Valpelline), snow | 2888 meters | (9475 feet) |
Col de Breuil (Bourg St Maurice to La Thuille), snow | 2879 meters | (9446 feet) |
Col d'Olen (Alagna to Gressoney), bridle path | 2871 meters | (9420 feet) |
Monte Moro (Saas to Macugnaga), partly bridle path | 2862 meters | (9390 feet) |
Pas de Chevres (Arolla to the Val d'Heremence), foot path | 2851 meters | (9354 feet) |
Antrona Pass (Saas to Antrona), partly bridle path | 2844 meters | (9331 feet) |
Col de Sorebois (Zinal to the Val de Torrent), bridle path | 2825 meters | (9269 feet) |
Col de Vessona (Valpelline to the St Barthelemy Glen), foot path | 2794 meters | (9167 feet) |
Col de Fenetre (Val de Bagnes to Aosta), bridle path | 2786 meters | (9141 feet) |
Z'Meiden Pass (Zinal to Turtmann), bridle path | 2772 meters | (9095 feet) |
Turlo Pass (Alagna to Macugnaga), foot path | 2736 meters | (8977 feet) |
Col de Fenetre (Great St Bernard to the Swiss Val Ferret), bridle path | 2699 meters | (8855 feet) |
Bettafurka (Ayas to Gressoney), bridle path | 2676 meters | (8780 feet) |
Col du Mont Tondu (Contamines to Courmayeur), snow | 2590 meters | (8498 feet) |
Col Serena (Great St Bernard to Courmayeur), foot path | 2538 meters | (8327 feet) |
Col Ferret (Courmayeur to Orsieres), carriage road in progress | 2533 meters | (8311 feet) |
Col de la Seigne (Chapieux to Courmayeur) bridle path | 2512 meters | (8242 feet) |
Col de Susanfe (Champery to Salvan), foot path | 2500 meters | (8202 feet) |
Col du Bonhomme (Contamines to Chapieux), bridle path | 2483 meters | (8147 feet) |
Col de Valdobbia (Gressoney to the Val Sesia), bridle path | 2479 meters | (8134 feet) |
Great St Bernard (Martigny to Aosta), carriage road | 2472 meters | (8111 feet) |
Col de Sagerou (Sixt to Champery), foot path | 2413 meters | (7917 feet) |
Col de Moud (Alagna to Rima and Varallo), bridle path | 2323 meters | (7622 feet) |
Col d'Anterne (Sixt to Servos), bridle path | 2263 meters | (7425 feet) |
Col d'Egua (Rima to the Val Anzasca), bridle path | 2236 meters | (7336 feet) |
Col de Balme (Chamonix to the Trient Valley), bridle path | 2201 meters | (7221 feet) |
Simplon Pass (Brieg to Domo d'Ossola), carriage road over, railway tunnel beneath | 2009 meters | (6592 feet) |
Col de Checouri (Courmayeur to the Lac de Combal), bridle path | 1960 meters | (6431 feet) |
Baranca Pass (Varallo to the Val Anzasca), bridle path | 1820 meters | (5971 feet) |
Col de Voza (Chamonix to Contamines), bridle path | 1675 meters | (5496 feet) |
Col de la Forclaz (Chamonix to St Gervais), bridle path | 1556 meters | (5105 feet) |
Col de la Forclaz (Trient Valley to Martigny), carriage road | 1520 meters | (4987 feet) |
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