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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:

Name metres feet
Name metres feet
Mont Blanc 4808 15,775
Mont Blanc de Seilon 3871 12,700
Monte Rosa (Dufourspitze) 4638 15'217
Aiguille du Midi 3843 12'609
Nord End (Monte Rosa) 4612 15'132
Tour Noir 3836 12'586
Dom (Mischabelhorner) 4554 14'942
Aiguille des Glaciers 3834 12'579
Lyskamm 4538 14'889
Mont Dolent 3823 12'543
Weisshorn 4512 14,804
Aiguille du Chardonnet 3822 12,540
Matterhorn 4478 14'782
Cima di Jazzi 3818 12'527
Taschhorn 4498 14'758
Balfrin 3802 12'474
Mont Maudit 4471 14'669
Pigne d'Arolla 3801 12'471
Dent Blanche 4364 14,318
Mont Velan 3765 12'353
Dome du Gouter 4331 14'210
Aiguille du Dru 3755 12'320
Grand Combin 4317 14'164
Tete Blanche 3750 12'304
Castor 4230 13'879
L'Eveque 3738 12'264
Zinal Rothhorn 4223 13'856
Mont Pleureur 3706 12'159
Alphubel 4207 13'803
Dome de Miage 3688 12'100
Grandes Jorasses 4205 13'797
Lo Besso 3675 12'058
Rimpfischhorn 4203 13'790
Aiguille de la Za 3673 12'051
Strahlhorn 4191 13'751
Mont Collon 3644 11'956
Dent d'Herens 4180 13'715
Diablons 3605 11'828
Breithorn 4164 13,661
Aiguille de Tour 3540 11'615
Aiguille Verte 4127 13'541
Mont Gele 3517 11'539
Ober Gabelhorn 4073 13'364
Bec de Luseney 3506 11'503
Aiguille de Bionnassay 4066 13'341
Aiguille de Grepon 3502 11'489
Allalinhorn 4034 13'236
Chateau des Dames 3489 11'447
Weissmies 4031 13'226
Aiguille des Charmoz 3442 11'293
Aiguille du Geant 4014 13'170
Aiguille du Tacul 3438 11'280
Laquinhorn 4005 13'140
Grand Tournalin 3379 11'086
Rossbodenhorn 4001 13'128
Pointe de Rosa Blanche 3348 10'985
Grand Cornier 3969 13'022
Mont Avril 3341 10'962
Aiguille de Trelatete 3911 12'832
Grande Rochere 3326 10'913
Aiguille d'Argentiere 3907 12'819
Corno Bianco 3320 10'893
Ruinette 3879 12'727
Grauhaupt 3315 10'876
Aiguille de Triolet 3876 12'717
Pointe d'Orny 3274 10'742
Mont Favre 3259 10'693
Dent du Midi 3260 10'696
Sasseneire 3259 10'693
Tagliaferro 2964 9725
Grand Golliaz 3240 10'630
Riffelhorn 2931 9617
Tour Sallieres 3227 10'588
Pointe Percee du Reposoir 2752 9029
Pizzo Bianco 3216 10'552
Crammont 2737 8980
Latelhorn 3207 10'523
Pointe des Fours 2719 8921
Schwarzhorn (Augstbord) 3204 10'512
Pointe du Colloney 2692 8832
Gornergrat 3136 10'289
Catogne 2599 8527
Pointe de Lechaud 3127 10'260
Monte Bo 2556 8386
Buet 3109 10'201
Mont Joly 2527 8291
Mont Ruan 3078 10'099
Brevent 2525 8284
Mont Neri 3070 10'073
Pointe de Salles 2494 8183
Bella Tola 3028 9935
Aiguille de Varens 2488 8163
Pointe de Tanneverge 2982 9784
Mont Chetif 2343 7687
Belvedere (Aigs Rouges) 2966 9731
Mole 1869 6132




Salève (highest point) 1380 4528

Passes

The chief passes of the Pennine Alps' from the Little St Bernard to the Simplon Pass' are:

Notes: road status as of 1911.
Mountain pass location type (as of 1911) elevation
Sesiajoch Zermatt to Alagna snow 4424 14'515
Col de la Brenva Courmayeur to Chamonix snow 4333 14'217
Domjoch Randa to Saas snow 4286 14'062
Lysjoch Zermatt to Gressoney snow 4277 14'033
Mischabeljoch Zermatt to Saas snow 3856 12'651
Alphubel Pass same to same snow 3802 12'474
Adler Pass same to same snow 3798 12'461
Moming Pass Zermatt to Zinal snow 3745 12'287
Schwarzthor Zermatt to Ayas snow 3741 12'274
Col de Triolet Chamonix to Courmayeur snow 3691 12'110
Ried Pass St Niklaus to Saas snow 3597 11'800
New Weissthor Zermatt to Macugnaga snow 3580 11'746
Allalin Pass Zermatt to Saas snow 3570 11'713
Col de Valpelline Zermatt to Aosta snow 3562 11'687
Biesjoch Randa to Turtmann snow 3549 11'644
Triftjoch Zermatt to Zinal snow 3540 11'615
Col d'Argentiere Chamonix to Orsieres snow 3516 11'536
Col du Sonadon Bourg St Pierre to the Val de Bagnes snow 3489 11'447
Col de Talefre Chamonix to Courmayeur snow 3484 11'430
Col d'Herens Zermatt to Evolena snow 3480 11'418
Col Durand Zermatt to Zinal snow 3474 11'398
Col des Maisons Blanches Bourg St Pierre to the Val de Bagnes snow 3426 11'241
Col de Bertol Arolla to the Col d'Herens snow 3414 11'200
Col de Miage Contamines to Courmayeur snow 3376 11'077
Col du Geant Chamonix to Courmayeur snow 3371 11'060
Col du Mont Rouge Val de Bagnes to the Val d'Heremence snow 3341 10'962
Col du Chardonnet Chamonix to Orsieres snow 3325 10'909
Col de St Theodule Zermatt to Chatillon snow 3322 10'899
Col du Tour Chamonix to Orsieres snow 3280 10'762
Fenetre de Saleinaz Saleinaz Glacier to Trient Glacier snow 3264 10'709
Col de Tracuit Zinal to Turtmann snow 3252 10'670
Zwischbergen Pass Saas to Gondo snow 3248 10'657
Col d'Oren Val de Bagnes to the Valpelline snow 3242 10'637
Col de Seilon Val de Bagnes to the Val d'Heremence snow 3200 10'499
Col du Cret Val de Bagnes to the Val d'Heremence snow 3148 10'329
Col de Valcournera Val Tournanche to the Valpelline snow 3147 10'325
Col de Collon Arolla to Aosta snow 3130 10'270
Col de Valsorey Bourg St Pierre to Aosta snow 3113 10'214
Col de Chermontane Val de Bagnes to Arolla snow 3084 10'119
Cimes Blanches Val Tournanche to Ayas bridle path 2980 9777
Col de Torrent Evolena to the Val de Torrent bridle path 2924 9593
Augstbord Pass St Niklaus to Turtmann bridle path 2893 9492
Col de Crete Seche Val de Bagnes to the Valpelline snow 2888 9475
Col de Breuil Bourg St Maurice to La Thuille snow 2879 9446
Col d'Olen Alagna to Gressoney bridle path 2871 9420
Monte Moro Saas to Macugnaga partly bridle path 2862 9390
Pas de Chevres Arolla to the Val d'Heremence foot path 2851 9354
Antrona Pass Saas to Antrona partly bridle path 2844 9331
Col de Sorebois Zinal to the Val de Torrent bridle path 2825 9269
Col de Vessona Valpelline to the St Barthelemy Glen foot path 2794 9167
Col de Fenetre Val de Bagnes to Aosta bridle path 2786 9141
Z'Meiden Pass Zinal to Turtmann bridle path 2772 9095
Turlo Pass Alagna to Macugnaga foot path 2736 8977
Col de Fenetre Great St Bernard to the Swiss Val Ferret bridle path 2699 8855
Bettafurka Ayas to Gressoney bridle path 2676 8780
Col du Mont Tondu Contamines to Courmayeur snow 2590 8498
Col Serena Great St Bernard to Courmayeur foot path 2538 8327
Col Ferret Courmayeur to Orsieres carriage road in progress 2533 8311
Col de la Seigne Chapieux to Courmayeur bridle path 2512 8242
Col de Susanfe Champery to Salvan foot path 2500 8202
Col du Bonhomme Contamines to Chapieux bridle path 2483 8147
Col de Valdobbia Gressoney to the Val Sesia bridle path 2479 8134
Great St Bernard Martigny to Aosta carriage road 2472 8111
Col de Sagerou Sixt to Champery foot path 2413 7917
Col de Moud Alagna to Rima and Varallo bridle path 2323 7622
Col d'Anterne Sixt to Servos bridle path 2263 7425
Col d'Egua Rima to the Val Anzasca bridle path 2236 7336
Col de Balme Chamonix to the Trient Valley bridle path 2201 7221
Simplon Pass Brig to Domodossola carriage road over' railway tunnel beneath 2009 6592
Col de Checouri Courmayeur to the Lac de Combal bridle path 1960 6431
Baranca Pass Varallo to the Val Anzasca bridle path 1820 5971
Col de Voza Chamonix to Contamines bridle path 1675 5496
Col de la Forclaz Chamonix to St Gervais bridle path 1556 5105
Col de la Forclaz Trient Valley to Martigny carriage road 1520 4987
(from an old encyclopedia)
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