Pennine Alps (original) (raw)
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 | meters | feet | | Name | meters | feet | | ---- | ------ | ---- | | ---- | ------ | ---- |
15'782
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
4506
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
Zermatt Breithorn
4171
13'685
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
Sal�ve (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 in 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)