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Pennine Alps
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Part of the Western Alps, the Pennines are perhaps the most spectacular mountain chain in Europe. Located along the border between Southwest Switzerland and Northwest Italy, this compact area boasts ten of the twelve highest summits in the Alps (the other two are part of the Mont Blanc massif). The high peaks of the Pennine Alps include many 4,000 meter peaks and hundreds of peaks over 3,000 meters. The high mountains are separated by long narrow valleys. Most of the climbing routes are on snow, as the rock tends to be loose. Frequently unsettled weather can also contribute to climbing difficulty.
The history and culture in the Pennines is as enjoyable as the mountains themselves. Most of the high peaks cluster around the Zermatt valley, where the village of Zermatt, at the foot of the Matterhorn, is one of the oldest centers of Alpine climbing. Ethnically the area is complex, with various combinations of French, Swiss-German, Italian, and local derivatives of these languages, being spoken from one valley to the next.
West of the Zermatt valley, lower, more remote mountains are prevalent, although at the chain's western extremity, the icy massif of Grand Combin rises to 14,154 feet.
Some of the major peaks of the Pennine Alps include the many high peaks of the Monte Rosa Massif, Dom, Weisshorn, Matterhorn, Dent Blanche, Nadelhorn, and Grand Combin.
Peaks of Pennine Alps
Check out any of the following peaks for additional information:
- Allalinhorn - 13212 ft./4027 m.
- Alphubel - 13799 ft./4206 m.
- Balmenhorn - 13671 ft./4167 m.
- Barrhorn - 11844 ft./3610 m.
- Becca di Luseney - 11496 ft./3504 m.
- Becs de Bosson - 10331 ft./3149 m.
- Breithorn - 13661 ft./4164 m.
- Castor - 13871 ft./4228 m.
- Dürrenhorn - 13238 ft./4035 m.
- Dom - 14911 ft./4545 m.
- Dufourspitze - 15203 ft./4634 m.
- Fletschhorn - 13100 ft./3993 m.
- Garde de Bordon - 10860 ft./3310 m.
- Grand Combin - 14154 ft./4314 m.
- Grand Cornier - 12995 ft./3961 m.
- Grenzgipfel - 15151 ft./4618 m.
- Haut de Cry - 9741 ft./2969 m.
- Hohberghorn - 13842 ft./4219 m.
- Jegihorn - 10518 ft./3206 m.
- La Luette - 11640 ft./3548 m.
- La Ruinette - 12787 ft./3898 m.
- La Sale - 11962 ft./3646 m.
- Lagginhorn - 13156 ft./4010 m.
- Le Grammont - 7126 ft./2172 m.
- Le Pleureur - 12149 ft./3703 m.
- Lenzspitze - 14088 ft./4294 m.
- Les Diablons - 11841 ft./3609 m.
- Liskamm - 14852 ft./4527 m.
- Liskamm, West - 14695 ft./4479 m.
- Ludwigshoehe - 14242 ft./4341 m.
- Mettelhorn - 11174 ft./3406 m.
- Mont Blanc de Cheilon - 12696 ft./3870 m.
- Mont Fort - 10919 ft./3328 m.
- Mont Gele - 11542 ft./3518 m.
- Mont Rogneux - 10118 ft./3084 m.
- Monte Emilius - 11676 ft./3559 m.
- Monte Generoso - 5581 ft./1701 m.
- Monte Rosa - 15203 ft./4633 m.
- Nadelhorn - 14196 ft./4327 m.
- Nordend - 15121 ft./4609 m.
- Obergabelhorn - 13330 ft./4063 m.
- Oberrothorn - 11204 ft./3415 m.
- Ostspitze - 15197 ft./4632 m.
- Parrotspitze - 14541 ft./4432 m.
- Petit Combin - 12041 ft./3670 m.
- Petite Fourche - 11384 ft./3470 m.
- Pierre Avoi - 8114 ft./2473 m.
- Pigne D'Arolla - 12454 ft./3796 m.
- Pigne de la Lé - 11142 ft./3396 m.
- Platthorn - 10974 ft./3345 m.
- Pointe De Zinal - 12438 ft./3791 m.
- Pointe du Cret - 10899 ft./3322 m.
- Pointes de Mourti - 11693 ft./3564 m.
- Pointes de Tsavolire - 9928 ft./3026 m.
- Pollux - 13425 ft./4092 m.
- Punta Gnifetti - 14957 ft./4559 m.
- Riffelhorn - 9603 ft./2927 m.
- Rimpfischhorn - 13776 ft./4199 m.
- Rochers du Bouc - 10873 ft./3314 m.
- Rosablanche - 10945 ft./3336 m.
- Sasseneire - 10673 ft./3253 m.
- Schalihorn - 13038 ft./3974 m.
- Schwarzhorn - 14180 ft./4322 m.
- Signalkuppe - 14947 ft./4556 m.
- Strahlhorn - 13747 ft./4190 m.
- Taschhorn - 14731 ft./4490 m.
- Trifthorn - 12231 ft./3728 m.
- Unter Aschhorn - 11870 ft./3618 m.
- Unter Gabelhorn - 11129 ft./3392 m.
- Vincent Piramide - 13829 ft./4215 m.
- Weisshorn - 14780 ft./4504 m.
- Weissmies - 13199 ft./4023 m.
- Wellenkuppe - 12805 ft./3903 m.
- Wisse Schijen - 11050 ft./3368 m.
- Wisshorn - 9633 ft./2936 m.
- Zinalrothorn - 13848 ft./4221 m.
- Zumsteinspitze - 14970 ft./4563 m.