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The Pennine Alps contain all the highest peaks in the Alps, save the Finsteraarhorn (4275 meters, 14,026 feet) in the Bernese Oberland.

1 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	4810	15,780	Mont Blanc de Seilon	3871	12,700
Monte Rosa ( Dufourspitze)	4638	15,217	Aiguille du Midi	3843	12'609
Nordend (Monte Rosa)	4609	15,121	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	4506	14,780	Aiguille du Chardonnet	3822	12,540
Matterhorn	4478	14,693	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

2 Passes

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

Note: 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	MartignyThere are a number of communes that have the name Martigny In France Martigny, in the Aisne departement Martigny, in the Manche departement Martigny, in the Seine-Maritime departement Related Martigny-Courpierre, in the Aisne departement Martigny-le-Comte to AostaAosta ( French: 'Aoste') is the principal city of the Valle d'Aosta in the Italian Alps. It is at the Italian side of the Mont Blanc Tunnel. The valley borders a number Europe's highest mountains, including the Cervino or Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, Monte Ros	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 PassSimplon Pass is a mountain pass at 6,589 ft (2,008 m) in the Lepontine Alps between Switzerland and Italy in Valais and Piedmont. Mountain passes.	Brig to DomodossolaDomodossola is a city in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the region of Piedmont, Italy, earlier known as Oscela, Oscella, Oscella dei Leponzi, Ossolo, Ossola Lepontiorum, and Domo d'Ossolo. Domodossola was the chief town of the Lepontii when the	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 MartignyThere are a number of communes that have the name Martigny In France Martigny, in the Aisne departement Martigny, in the Manche departement Martigny, in the Seine-Maritime departement Related Martigny-Courpierre, in the Aisne departement Martigny-le-Comte	carriage road	1520	4987

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. 1911 Britannica

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