Pennine Alps
The
Pennine Alps contain all the highest peaks in the
Alps, save the
Finsteraarhorn (4275 meters, 14,026 feet) in the
Bernese Oberland.
Peaks
The chief peaks of this range, from the Little St Bernard to the Simplon Pass, are:
\n\n | Name\n | metres | feet\n |
\n | Name\n | metres | feet\n | \n | Mont Blanc\n | 4808 | 15,775\n |
\n | Mont Blanc de Seilon\n | 3871 | 12,700\n |
\n | Monte Rosa (Dufourspitze)\n | 4638 | 15'217\n |
\n | Aiguille du Midi\n | 3843 | 12'609\n |
\n | Nord End (Monte Rosa)\n | 4612 | 15'132\n |
\n | Tour Noir\n | 3836 | 12'586\n |
\n | Dom (Mischabelhorner)\n | 4554 | 14'942\n |
\n | Aiguille des Glaciers\n | 3834 | 12'579\n |
\n | Lyskamm\n | 4538 | 14'889\n |
\n | Mont Dolent\n | 3823 | 12'543\n |
\n | Weisshorn\n | 4512 | 14,804\n |
\n | Aiguille du Chardonnet\n | 3822 | 12,540\n |
\n | Matterhorn\n | 4478 | 14'782\n |
\n | Cima di Jazzi\n | 3818 | 12'527\n |
\n | Taschhorn\n | 4498 | 14'758\n |
\n | Balfrin\n | 3802 | 12'474\n |
\n | Mont Maudit\n | 4471 | 14'669\n |
\n | Pigne d'Arolla\n | 3801 | 12'471\n |
\n | Dent Blanche\n | 4364 | 14,318\n |
\n | Mont Velan\n | 3765 | 12'353\n |
\n | Dome du Gouter\n | 4331 | 14'210\n |
\n | Aiguille du Dru\n | 3755 | 12'320\n |
\n | Grand Combin\n | 4317 | 14'164
|
\n | Tete Blanche\n | 3750 | 12'304\n |
\n | Castor\n | 4230 | 13'879\n |
\n | L'Eveque\n | 3738 | 12'264\n |
\n | Zinal Rothhorn\n | 4223 | 13'856\n |
\n | Mont Pleureur\n | 3706 | 12'159\n |
\n | Alphubel\n | 4207 | 13'803\n |
\n | Dome de Miage\n | 3688 | 12'100\n |
\n | Grandes Jorasses\n | 4205 | 13'797\n |
\n | Lo Besso\n | 3675 | 12'058\n |
\n | Rimpfischhorn\n | 4203 | 13'790\n |
\n | Aiguille de la Za\n | 3673 | 12'051\n |
\n | Strahlhorn\n | 4191 | 13'751\n |
\n | Mont Collon\n | 3644 | 11'956\n |
\n | Dent d'Herens\n | 4180 | 13'715\n |
\n | Diablons\n | 3605 | 11'828
|
\n | Breithorn\n | 4164 | 13,661\n |
\n | Aiguille de Tour\n | 3540 | 11'615\n |
\n | Aiguille Verte\n | 4127 | 13'541\n |
\n | Mont Gele\n | 3517 | 11'539\n |
\n | Ober Gabelhorn\n | 4073 | 13'364\n |
\n | Bec de Luseney\n | 3506 | 11'503\n |
\n | Aiguille de Bionnassay\n | 4066 | 13'341\n |
\n | Aiguille de Grepon\n | 3502 | 11'489\n |
\n | Allalinhorn\n | 4034 | 13'236\n |
\n | Chateau des Dames\n | 3489 | 11'447\n |
\n | Weissmies\n | 4031 | 13'226\n |
\n | Aiguille des Charmoz\n | 3442 | 11'293\n |
\n | Aiguille du Geant\n | 4014 | 13'170\n |
\n | Aiguille du Tacul\n | 3438 | 11'280\n |
\n | Laquinhorn\n | 4005 | 13'140\n |
\n | Grand Tournalin\n | 3379 | 11'086\n |
\n | Rossbodenhorn\n | 4001 | 13'128\n |
\n | Pointe de Rosa Blanche\n | 3348 | 10'985\n |
\n | Grand Cornier\n | 3969 | 13'022\n |
\n | Mont Avril\n | 3341 | 10'962\n |
\n | Aiguille de Trelatete\n | 3911 | 12'832\n |
\n | Grande Rochere\n | 3326 | 10'913\n |
\n | Aiguille d'Argentiere\n | 3907 | 12'819\n |
\n | Corno Bianco\n | 3320 | 10'893\n |
\n | Ruinette\n | 3879 | 12'727\n |
\n | Grauhaupt
| 3315 | 10'876\n |
\n | Aiguille de Triolet\n | 3876 | 12'717\n |
\n | Pointe d'Orny\n | 3274 | 10'742\n |
\n | Mont Favre\n | 3259 | 10'693\n |
\n | Dent du Midi\n | 3260 | 10'696\n |
\n | Sasseneire\n | 3259 | 10'693\n |
\n | Tagliaferro\n | 2964 | 9725\n |
\n | Grand Golliaz\n | 3240 | 10'630\n |
\n | Riffelhorn\n | 2931 | 9617\n |
\n | Tour Sallieres\n | 3227 | 10'588\n |
\n | Pointe Percee du Reposoir\n | 2752 | 9029\n |
\n | Pizzo Bianco\n | 3216 | 10'552\n |
\n | Crammont\n | 2737 | 8980\n |
\n | Latelhorn\n | 3207 | 10'523\n |
\n | Pointe des Fours\n | 2719 | 8921\n |
\n | Schwarzhorn (Augstbord)\n | 3204 | 10'512\n |
\n | Pointe du Colloney\n | 2692 | 8832\n |
\n | Gornergrat\n | 3136 | 10'289\n |
\n | Catogne\n | 2599 | 8527\n |
\n | Pointe de Lechaud\n | 3127 | 10'260\n |
\n | Monte Bo
| 2556 | 8386\n |
\n | Buet\n | 3109 | 10'201\n |
\n | Mont Joly\n | 2527 | 8291\n |
\n | Mont Ruan\n | 3078 | 10'099\n |
\n | Brevent\n | 2525 | 8284\n |
\n | Mont Neri\n | 3070 | 10'073\n |
\n | Pointe de Salles\n | 2494 | 8183\n |
\n | Bella Tola\n | 3028 | 9935\n |
\n | Aiguille de Varens\n | 2488 | 8163\n |
\n | Pointe de Tanneverge\n | 2982 | 9784\n |
\n | Mont Chetif\n | 2343 | 7687\n |
\n | Belvedere (Aigs Rouges)\n | 2966 | 9731\n |
\n | Mole\n | 1869 | 6132\n |
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\n | Salève (highest point)\n | 1380 | 4528\n |
Passes
The chief passes of the
Pennine Alps' from the Little St Bernard to the Simplon Pass' are:
- Note: road status as of 1911.
\n| Mountain pass | location | type (as of 1911) | elevation\n |
|---|
\n | Sesiajoch | Zermatt to Alagna | snow\n | 4424 | 14'515\n |
\n | Col de la Brenva | Courmayeur to Chamonix | snow\n | 4333 | 14'217\n |
\n | Domjoch | Randa to Saas | snow\n | 4286 | 14'062\n |
\n | Lysjoch | Zermatt to Gressoney | snow\n | 4277 | 14'033\n |
\n | Mischabeljoch | Zermatt to Saas | snow\n | 3856 | 12'651\n |
\n | Alphubel Pass | same to same | snow\n | 3802 | 12'474\n |
\n | Adler Pass | same to same | snow\n | 3798 | 12'461\n |
\n | Moming Pass | Zermatt to Zinal | snow\n | 3745 | 12'287\n |
\n | Schwarzthor | Zermatt to Ayas | snow\n | 3741 | 12'274\n |
\n | Col de Triolet | Chamonix to Courmayeur | snow\n | 3691 | 12'110\n |
\n | Ried Pass | St Niklaus to Saas | snow\n | 3597 | 11'800\n |
\n | New Weissthor | Zermatt to Macugnaga | snow\n | 3580 | 11'746\n |
\n | Allalin Pass | Zermatt to Saas | snow\n | 3570 | 11'713\n |
\n | Col de Valpelline | Zermatt to Aosta | snow\n | 3562 | 11'687\n |
\n | Biesjoch | Randa to Turtmann | snow\n | 3549 | 11'644\n |
\n | Triftjoch | Zermatt to Zinal | snow\n | 3540 | 11'615\n |
\n | Col d'Argentiere | Chamonix to Orsieres | snow\n | 3516 | 11'536\n |
\n | Col du Sonadon | Bourg St Pierre to the Val de Bagnes | snow\n | 3489 | 11'447\n |
\n | Col de Talefre | Chamonix to Courmayeur | snow\n | 3484 | 11'430\n |
\n | Col d'Herens | Zermatt to Evolena | snow\n | 3480 | 11'418\n |
\n | Col Durand | Zermatt to Zinal | snow\n | 3474 | 11'398\n |
\n | Col des Maisons Blanches | Bourg St Pierre to the Val de Bagnes | snow\n | 3426 | 11'241\n |
\n | Col de Bertol | Arolla to the Col d'Herens | snow\n | 3414 | 11'200\n |
\n | Col de Miage | Contamines to Courmayeur | snow\n | 3376 | 11'077\n |
\n | Col du Geant | Chamonix to Courmayeur | snow\n | 3371 | 11'060\n |
\n | Col du Mont Rouge | Val de Bagnes to the Val d'Heremence | snow\n | 3341 | 10'962\n |
\n | Col du Chardonnet | Chamonix to Orsieres | snow\n | 3325 | 10'909\n |
\n | Col de St Theodule | Zermatt to Chatillon | snow\n | 3322 | 10'899\n |
\n | Col du Tour | Chamonix to Orsieres | snow\n | 3280 | 10'762\n |
\n | Fenetre de Saleinaz | Saleinaz Glacier to Trient Glacier | snow\n | 3264 | 10'709\n |
\n | Col de Tracuit | Zinal to Turtmann | snow\n | 3252 | 10'670\n |
\n | Zwischbergen Pass | Saas to Gondo | snow\n | 3248 | 10'657\n |
\n | Col d'Oren | Val de Bagnes to the Valpelline | snow\n | 3242 | 10'637\n |
\n | Col de Seilon | Val de Bagnes to the Val d'Heremence | snow\n | 3200 | 10'499\n |
\n | Col du Cret | Val de Bagnes to the Val d'Heremence | snow\n | 3148 | 10'329\n |
\n | Col de Valcournera | Val Tournanche to the Valpelline | snow\n | 3147 | 10'325\n |
\n | Col de Collon | Arolla to Aosta | snow\n | 3130 | 10'270\n |
\n | Col de Valsorey | Bourg St Pierre to Aosta | snow\n | 3113 | 10'214\n |
\n | Col de Chermontane | Val de Bagnes to Arolla | snow\n | 3084 | 10'119\n |
\n | Cimes Blanches | Val Tournanche to Ayas | bridle path\n | 2980 | 9777\n |
\n | Col de Torrent | Evolena to the Val de Torrent | bridle path\n | 2924 | 9593\n |
\n | Augstbord Pass | St Niklaus to Turtmann | bridle path\n | 2893 | 9492\n |
\n | Col de Crete Seche | Val de Bagnes to the Valpelline | snow\n | 2888 | 9475\n |
\n | Col de Breuil | Bourg St Maurice to La Thuille | snow\n | 2879 | 9446\n |
\n | Col d'Olen | Alagna to Gressoney | bridle path\n | 2871 | 9420\n |
\n | Monte Moro | Saas to Macugnaga | partly bridle path\n | 2862 | 9390\n |
\n | Pas de Chevres | Arolla to the Val d'Heremence | foot path\n | 2851 | 9354\n |
\n | Antrona Pass | Saas to Antrona | partly bridle path\n | 2844 | 9331\n |
\n | Col de Sorebois | Zinal to the Val de Torrent | bridle path\n | 2825 | 9269\n |
\n | Col de Vessona | Valpelline to the St Barthelemy Glen | foot path
| 2794 | 9167\n |
\n | Col de Fenetre | Val de Bagnes to Aosta | bridle path\n | 2786 | 9141\n |
\n | Z'Meiden Pass | Zinal to Turtmann | bridle path\n | 2772 | 9095\n |
\n | Turlo Pass | Alagna to Macugnaga | foot path\n | 2736 | 8977\n |
\n | Col de Fenetre | Great St Bernard to the Swiss Val Ferret | bridle path\n | 2699 | 8855\n |
\n | Bettafurka | Ayas to Gressoney | bridle path\n | 2676 | 8780\n |
\n | Col du Mont Tondu | Contamines to Courmayeur | snow\n | 2590 | 8498\n |
\n | Col Serena | Great St Bernard to Courmayeur | foot path\n | 2538 | 8327\n |
\n | Col Ferret | Courmayeur to Orsieres | carriage road in progress\n | 2533 | 8311\n |
\n | Col de la Seigne | Chapieux to Courmayeur | bridle path\n | 2512 | 8242\n |
\n | Col de Susanfe | Champery to Salvan | foot path\n | 2500 | 8202\n |
\n | Col du Bonhomme | Contamines to Chapieux | bridle path\n | 2483 | 8147\n |
\n | Col de Valdobbia | Gressoney to the Val Sesia | bridle path\n | 2479 | 8134\n |
\n | Great St Bernard | Martigny to Aosta | carriage road\n | 2472 | 8111\n |
\n | Col de Sagerou | Sixt to Champery | foot path\n | 2413 | 7917\n |
\n | Col de Moud | Alagna to Rima and Varallo | bridle path\n | 2323 | 7622\n |
\n | Col d'Anterne | Sixt to Servos | bridle path\n | 2263 | 7425\n |
\n | Col d'Egua | Rima to the Val Anzasca | bridle path\n | 2236 | 7336\n |
\n | Col de Balme | Chamonix to the Trient Valley | bridle path\n | 2201 | 7221\n |
\n | Simplon Pass | Brig to Domodossola | carriage road over' railway tunnel beneath\n | 2009 | 6592\n |
\n | Col de Checouri | Courmayeur to the Lac de Combal | bridle path\n | 1960 | 6431\n |
\n | Baranca Pass | Varallo to the Val Anzasca | bridle path\n | 1820 | 5971\n |
\n | Col de Voza | Chamonix to Contamines | bridle path\n | 1675 | 5496\n |
\n | Col de la Forclaz | Chamonix to St Gervais | bridle path\n | 1556 | 5105\n |
\n | Col de la Forclaz | Trient Valley to Martigny | carriage road\n | 1520 | 4987\n |
- (from an old encyclopedia)
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