List of Alpine Four-thousanders
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This list contains all of the 128 summits and subsidiary tops of 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) or more above sea level in the Alps in France, Italy and Switzerland as defined by the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA).[1] Their list, published in 1994, contains 82 'official summits' of 4,000 m or over, with the inclusion of a further 46 'lesser summits' in an enlarged list.
| Name | Country | Height | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mont Blanc | France, Italy | 4810 m (with icecap) | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Mont Blanc de Courmayeur | Italy | 4748 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Rochers de la Tournette | France | 4677 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Dufourspitze | Switzerland | 4663,4 m | Monte Rosa Massif |
| Ostspitze | Switzerland | 4634 m | Monte Rosa Massif |
| Grenzgipfel | Switzerland, Italy | 4618 m | Monte Rosa Massif |
| Nordend | Switzerland, Italy | 4609 m | Monte Rosa Massif |
| Dufourspitze Westgratgipfel I | Switzerland | 4600 m | Monte Rosa Massif |
| Dufourspitze Ostgratschulter | Switzerland | 4596 m | Monte Rosa Massif |
| Zumsteinspitze | Switzerland, Italy | 4563 m | Monte Rosa Massif |
| Signalkuppe | Switzerland, Italy | 4554 m | Monte Rosa Massif |
| Les Bosses | France, Italy | 4547 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Dom | Switzerland | 4545,4 m | Pennine Alps |
| Nordend Südgrat Vorgipfel | Switzerland, Italy | 4542 m | Monte Rosa Massif |
| Dom Nordostgratgipfel I | Switzerland | 4530 m | Pennine Alps |
| Eastern Lyskamm | Switzerland | 4527 m | Pennine Alps |
| La Grande Bosse | France | 4513 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Weisshorn | Switzerland | 4505,5 m | Pennine Alps |
| Dufourspitze Westgratgipfel II | Switzerland | 4499 m | Monte Rosa Massif |
| Täschhorn | Switzerland | 4490,7 m | Pennine Alps |
| Weisshorn Schaligrat-Turm | Switzerland | 4490 m | Pennine Alps |
| Western Lyskamm | Switzerland | 4479 m | Pennine Alps |
| Dom Westlicher Vorgipfel Festigrat | Switzerland | 4479 m | Pennine Alps |
| Matterhorn | Switzerland, Italy | 4477,5 m | Pennine Alps |
| Monte Cervino Vetta Italiana | Italy | 4476,4 m | Pennine Alps |
| Dom Nordostgratgipfel II | Switzerland | 4475 m | Pennine Alps |
| Täschhorn Nordgratgipfel I | Switzerland | 4470 m | Pennine Alps |
| Dufourspitze Südostgrat Vorgipfel | Switzerland | 4470 m | Pennine Alps |
| Dom (Großer Gendarm) | Switzerland | 4468 m | Pennine Alps |
| Mont Maudit | France, Italy | 4465 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Zumsteinspitze Südwestlicher Vorgipfel | Switzerland, Italy | 4463 m | Pennine Alps |
| Picco Luigi Amedeo | Italy | 4460 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Liskamm Östlicher Vorgipfel des Westgipfels | Switzerland, Italy | 4450 m | Pennine Alps |
| Liskamm Westlicher Vorgipfel | Switzerland, Italy | 4447 m | Pennine Alps |
| Parrotspitze | Switzerland, Italy | 4432 m | Monte Rosa Massif |
| Weisshorn Nordgratkuppe I | Switzerland | 4430 m | Pennine Alps |
| Dom Südgratgipfel I | Switzerland | 4423 m | Pennine Alps |
| Täschhorn Nordgratgipfel II | Switzerland | 4420 m | Pennine Alps |
| Täschhorn Nordgratgipfel III | Switzerland | 4404 m | Pennine Alps |
| Dom Südgratgipfel II | Switzerland | 4380 m | Pennine Alps |
| Dufourspitze Westgratgipfel III | Switzerland | 4380 m | Pennine Alps |
| Weisshorn Nordgratkuppe II | Switzerland | 4362 m | Pennine Alps |
| Dom Südgratgipfel III | Switzerland | 4360 m | Pennine Alps |
| Dent Blanche | Switzerland | 4357 m | Pennine Alps |
| Nordend Nordgratschulter I | Switzerland, Italy | 4355 m | Pennine Alps |
| Aiguille de la Belle Etoile | France | 4354 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Ludwigshöhe | Switzerland, Italy | 4341 m (südlichster CH) | Monte Rosa Massif |
| Parrotspitze Westgratgipfel | Switzerland, Italy | 4340 m | Pennine Alps |
| Liskamm Ostschulter-Gipfel/Cima di Scoperta | Switzerland, Italy | 4335 m | Pennine Alps |
| Weisshorn (Grand Gendarme on north ridge) | Switzerland | 4331 m | Pennine Alps |
| Nadelhorn | Switzerland | 4327 m | Pennine Alps |
| Schwarzhorn | Switzerland, Italy | 4322 m | Monte Rosa Massif |
| Grand Combin de Grafeneire | Switzerland | 4313 m | Pennine Alps |
| Dôme du Goûter | France | 4304 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Lenzspitze | Switzerland | 4294 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Pointe Mieulet | France | 4287 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Dufourspitze Westgratgipfel IV | Switzerland | 4280 m | Pennine Alps |
| Finsteraarhorn | Switzerland | 4273,9 m | Bernese Alps |
| Liskammnase | Switzerland, Italy | 4272 m | Pennine Alps |
| Nordend Nordgratschulter II | Switzerland | 4260 m | Pennine Alps |
| Pointe Bayeux | France | 4258 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| LK-Punkt | Switzerland, Italy | 4252 m | Pennine Alps |
| Mont Blanc du Tacul | France | 4248 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Mont Blanc du Tacul (Punkt E) | France, Italy | 4247 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Aiguille du Croissant | Switzerland | 4243 m | Pennine Alps |
| Grand Pilier d'Angle | Italy | 4243 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Pic Tyndall | Switzerland | 4241 m | Pennine Alps |
| Stecknadelhorn | Switzerland | 4241 m | Pennine Alps |
| Castor (Punta Castore) | Italy | 4228 m | Pennine Alps |
| Nordend Nordpfeiler | Switzerland | 4223 m | Pennine Alps |
| Zinalrothorn | Switzerland | 4221,2 m | Monte Rosa Massif |
| Hohberghorn | Switzerland | 4219 m | Pennine Alps |
| Vincent-Pyramide | Italy | 4215 m | Monte Rosa Massif |
| Pointe Walker | France | 4208 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Alphubel | Switzerland | 4206 m | Pennine Alps |
| Castor Nord(west)gipfel | Switzerland, Italy | 4205 m | Pennine Alps |
| Liskamm Südwestgrat-Vorgipfel | Switzerland, Italy | 4201 m | Pennine Alps |
| Rimpfischhorn | Switzerland | 4198,9 m | Pennine Alps |
| Aletschhorn | Switzerland | 4195 m | Bernese Alps |
| Strahlhorn | Switzerland | 4190 m | Pennine Alps |
| Rimpfischhorn Südlicher Vorgipfel | Switzerland | 4190 m | Pennine Alps |
| Picco Muzio | Italy | 4187 m | Pennine Alps |
| Grand Combin de Valsorey | Switzerland | 4184,4 m (westlichster CH) | Pennine Alps |
| Pointe Whymper | France, Italy | 4184 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Entdeckungsfels | Switzerland | 4178 m | Pennine Alps |
| Castor Südöstlicher Vorgipfel II/Felsschulter Punta Felik | Switzerland, Italy | 4174 m | Pennine Alps |
| Dent d'Hérens | Switzerland, Italy | 4171,4 m | Pennine Alps |
| Balmenhorn | Italy | 4167 m | Pennine Alps |
| Alphubel Südgipfel | Switzerland | 4166 m | Pennine Alps |
| Western Breithorn | Switzerland, Italy | 4165 m | Pennine Alps |
| Rimpfischhorn Nordgratturm I | Switzerland | 4160 m | Pennine Alps |
| Central Breithorn | Switzerland, Italy | 4159 m | Pennine Alps |
| Jungfrau | Switzerland | 4158,2 m | Bernese Alps |
| Castor Südöstlicher Vorgipfel I | Switzerland, Italy | 4158 m | Pennine Alps |
| Bishorn | Switzerland | 4153 m | Pennine Alps |
| Rimpfischhorn Kanzel | Switzerland | 4150 m | Pennine Alps |
| Rimpfischhorn Nordgratturm II | Switzerland | 4150 m | Pennine Alps |
| Dent d'Hérens Gendarme Crochu | Switzerland | 4148 m | Pennine Alps |
| Dent d'Hérens la Corne | Switzerland | 4148 m | Pennine Alps |
| Strahlhorn Ostschulter | Switzerland | 4143 m | Pennine Alps |
| Grand Combin de la Tsessette | Switzerland | 4141 m | Pennine Alps |
| Breithorn Zentral Ostgrat-Vorgipfel I | Switzerland | 4140 m | Pennine Alps |
| Rimpfischhorn Nordgratturm | Switzerland | 4140 m | Pennine Alps |
| Eastern Breithorn | Switzerland, Italy | 4139 m | Pennine Alps |
| Pointe Burnaby | Switzerland | 4135 m | Pennine Alps |
| Rimpfischhorn Nordgratturm IV | Switzerland | 4130 m | Pennine Alps |
| Alphubel Nordostgipfel | Switzerland | 4128 m | Pennine Alps |
| Strahlhorn Westschulter | Switzerland | 4128 m | Pennine Alps |
| Aiguille Verte | France | 4122 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Rimpfischhorn Nordgratturm V | Switzerland | 4120 m | Pennine Alps |
| Alphubel Nordgipfel | Switzerland | 4116 m | Pennine Alps |
| Aiguille du Diable | France | 4114 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey | Italy | 4112 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Pointe Croz | France, Italy | 4110 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Pointe Carmen | France | 4109 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Rimpfischhorn (Großer Gendarm) | Switzerland | 4108 m | Pennine Alps |
| Mönch | Switzerland | 4107 m | Bernese Alps |
| Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey (Pointe SO) | France | 4107 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Pointe de'l Androsace | France | 4107 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Breithornzwillinge | Switzerland, Italy | 4106 m | Pennine Alps |
| Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey (Pointe NW) | France | 4104 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Grande Rocheuse | Italy | 4102 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Barre des Écrins | France | 4101 m (westlichster/südlichster) | Dauphiné Alps |
| Dent Blanche (Grand Gendarme) | Switzerland | 4097 m | Pennine Alps |
| Pointe Médiane | France | 4097 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Felikhorn | Switzerland, Italy | 4093 m | Pennine Alps |
| Pollux | Switzerland, Italy | 4092 m | Pennine Alps |
| Lenzspitze Großer Gendarm | Switzerland | 4091 m | Pennine Alps |
| Wengen Jungfrau | Switzerland | 4089 m | Bernese Alps |
| Combin de la Tsessette gendarme (south-east) | Switzerland | 4088 m | Pennine Alps |
| Pic Lory | France | 4086 m | Dauphiné Alps |
| Breithorn Ostgipfel Westlicher Vorgipfel | Switzerland, Italy | 4080 m | Pennine Alps |
| Breithorn Zentral Ostgrat-Vorgipfel II | Switzerland, Italy | 4080 m | Pennine Alps |
| Schreckhorn | Switzerland | 4078 m (nördlichster) | Bernese Alps |
| Roccia Nera | Switzerland, Italy | 4075 m | Pennine Alps |
| Pointe Chaubert | France | 4074 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Nordend Nordwestgratschulter | Switzerland | 4071 m | Pennine Alps |
| Mont Brouillard | Italy | 4069 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Pilier du Diable | France | 4067 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Pointe Marguerite | France, Italy | 4065 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Corne du Diable | France | 4064 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Terzo pilastro del Col Maudit | France | 4064 m | Pennine Alps |
| Ober Gabelhorn | Switzerland | 4062,9 m | Pennine Alps |
| Gran Paradiso | Italy | 4061 m | Graian Alps |
| Pointe Bravais | France | 4057 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Aiguille de Bionnassay | France, Italy | 4052 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Piz Bernina | Switzerland | 4049,1 m (östlichster) | Bernina Range |
| Gross Fiescherhorn | Switzerland | 4048,8 m | Bernese Alps |
| Breithorn Roccia Nera Westlicher Vorgipfel | Switzerland, Italy | 4065 m | Pennine Alps |
| Punta Giordani | Switzerland, Italy | 4064 m | Pennine Alps |
| Breithorn Zentral Ostgrat-Vorgipfel III | Switzerland, Italy | 4050 m | Pennine Alps |
| Pointe Hélène | France, Italy | 4045 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Gross Grünhorn | Switzerland | 4043,5 m | Bernese Alps |
| Lauteraarhorn | Switzerland | 4042 m | Bernese Alps |
| Pic Eccles | France | 4041 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Aiguille du Jardin | France | 4035 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Dürrenhorn | Switzerland | 4034,9 m | Pennine Alps |
| Gendarme de Col Maudit | France | 4032 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Allalinhorn | Switzerland | 4027,4 m | Pennine Alps |
| Dufourspitze Unterster Westgratturm | Switzerland | 4026 m | Monte Rosa Massif |
| Il Roc | Italy | 4026 m | Graian Alps |
| Pointe Eveline | France | 4026 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Hinter Fiescherhorn | Switzerland | 4025 m | Bernese Alps |
| Weissmies | Switzerland | 4023 m | Pennine Alps |
| Pointe Croux | France | 4023 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| La Spedla / Spalla | Switzerland, Italy | 4020 m | Bernina Range |
| Punta Perrucchetti | Switzerland | 4020 m | Bernina Range |
| Zinalrothorn (L'Epaule; die Schulter) | Switzerland | 4017 m | Pennine Alps |
| Dôme de Rochefort | France | 4015 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Dôme de Neige des Écrins | France | 4015 m | Dauphiné |
| Dent du Géant | France, Italy | 4013 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Punta Baretti | Italy | 4013 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Lagginhorn | Switzerland | 4010,1 m | Pennine Alps |
| Rimpfischhorn Westlicher Vorgipfel | Switzerland | 4009 m | Pennine Alps |
| Piton des Italy | France, Italy | 4003 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Aiguille de Rochefort | France | 4001 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Les Droites | France | 4000 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] Bibliography
- Dumler, Helmut and Willi P. Burkhardt, The High Mountains of the Alps, Diadem, 1994 (ISBN 0906371430)
- Goedeke, Richard, Alpine 4000m Peaks by the Classic Routes, Menasha Ridge Press, 1997 (ISBN 0897321111)
- McLewin, Will, In Monte Viso’s Horizon: Climbing All the Alpine 4000m Peaks, Ernest Press, 1991 (ISBN 0948153091)
- Moran, Martin, The 4000m Peaks of the Alps: Selected Climbs, Alpine Club, 2007 (ISBN 0900523662)
