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. Another list containing only independent peaks with a prominence of over 100m contains just 52 mountains.[2]
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The table shows the 82 four-thousanders in the Alps that are recognised by the UIAA.
Clicking the symbol at the head of the column sorts the table by that column’s data.
| Nr. |
Image | Summit | Height (m) |
Range | Country | Isolation[3] (km) |
Prominence[3] (m) |
First ascent[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mont Blanc | 4,810 | Mont Blanc Group | France/ Italy [Note 1] |
2,812 Kjukjurtlju (RU) |
4,697 near Lake Kubenskoye (RU) [Note 2] |
8 August 1786 Jacques Balmat, Michel-Gabriel Paccard |
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| 2 | Mont Blanc de Courmayeur | 4,748 | Mont Blanc Group | Italy | 0.6 Mont Blanc |
7 Col Major |
1877 J. Eccles, J.M.Couttet, A. Payot |
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| 3 | Dufourspitze | 4,634 | Monte Rosa Massif | Switzerland | 78,3 Mont Blanc de Courmayeur |
2,165 Grosser Sankt Bernhard |
1 August 1855 Charles Hudson and 7 companions |
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| 4 | Nordend | 4,609 | Monte Rosa Massif | Italy/ Switzerland |
0.6 Grenzgipfel |
94 Silbersattel |
26 August 1861 Edward N. Buxton, T.F. Buxton, John J. Cowell, Michel-Clément Payot, Binder |
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| 5 | Zumsteinspitze | 4,563 | Monte Rosa Massif | Italy/ Switzerland |
0.5 Grenzgipfel |
110 Grenzsattel |
1 August 1855 Joseph Zumstein Joseph and Johann Niklaus Vincent u.a. |
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| 6 | Signalkuppe | 4,554 | Monte Rosa Massif | Italy/ Switzerland |
0.7 Zumsteinspitze |
102 Colle Gnifetti |
9 August 1842 Giovanni Gnifetti and 7 companions |
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| 7 | Dom | 4,545 | Mischabel Group | Switzerland | 16.9 Nordend |
1,046 Neues Weisstor |
11 September 1858 J. Llewellyn Davies, Johann Zumtaugwald, Johann Kronig, Hieronymous Brantschen |
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| 8 | Liskamm (East Summit) |
4,527 | Wallis Alps | Italy/ Switzerland |
2.9 Zumsteinspitze |
376 Lisjoch |
19 August 1861 by 14 mountaineers |
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| 9 | Weisshorn | 4,505 | Wallis Alps | Switzerland | 11,1 Dom |
1,235 Furggjoch |
19 August 1861 John Tyndall, Johann Joseph Brennen, Ulrich Wenger |
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| 10 | Täschhorn | 4,491 | Mischabel Group | Switzerland | 1.2 Dom |
210 Domjoch |
30 July 1862 J. Llewelyn Davies, J.W. Hayward, Peter-Josef Summermatter, Stefan, Johann Zumtaugwald |
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| 11 | Liskamm (West Summit) |
4,479 | Wallis Alps | Italy/ Switzerland |
1.1 Liskamm East Summit |
62 Col to the East Summit |
19 August 1861 William E. Hall and 13 companions |
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| 12 | Matterhorn | 4,478 | Wallis Alps | Italy/ Switzerland |
13,9 Liskamm West Summit |
1,040 Col Durand |
14 July 1865 Edward Whymper and 6 companions |
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| 13 | Picco Luigi Amedeo | 4,469 | Mont Blanc Group | Italy | 0.7 Mont Blanc de Courmayeur |
54 Col to Mont Blanc de Courmayeur |
20 July 1901 G.B. and G.F. Gugliermina, Joseph Brocherel |
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| 14 | Mont Maudit | 4,465 | Mont Blanc Group | France/ Italy |
1.9 Mont Blanc |
162 Col de la Brenva |
12 September 1878 Henry S. King, William E. Davidson, Johann Jaun, Johann von Bergen |
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| 15 | Parrotspitze | 4,432 | Monte Rosa Massif | Italy/ Switzerland |
0.9 Signalkuppe |
136 Seserjoch |
16 August 1863 Florence Crauford Grove, Melchior Anderegg and 4 companions |
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| 16 | Dent Blanche | 4,357 | Wallis Alps | Switzerland | 7.4 Matterhorn |
895 Col d'Herens |
18 July 1862 Thomas S. Kennedy, William and C. Wigram mit Jean-Baptiste Croz, Johann Kronig |
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| 17 | Ludwigshöhe | 4,341 | Monte Rosa Massif | Italy/ Switzerland |
0.7 Parrotspitze |
58 Fiodejoch |
25 August 1822 Ludwig von Welden and companions |
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| 18 | Nadelhorn | 4,327 | Mischabel Group | Switzerland | 1.7 Dom |
206 Lenzjoch |
16 September 1858 Franz Andenmatten, Baptiste Epiney, Aloys Supersaxo, Joseph Zimmermann |
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| 19 | Schwarzhorn | 4,322 | Monte Rosa Massif | Italy | 0.3 Ludwigshöhe |
42 col with the Ludwigshöhe |
18 August 1873 Marco Maglionini, Albert de Rothschild, Eduard Cupelin mit Peter and Nikolaus Knubel |
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| 20 | Grand Combin (Grafeneire) |
4,314 | Wallis Alps | Switzerland | 26,5 Dent Blanche |
1,517 Fenêtre de Durand |
20 July 1857 Jouvence Bruchez, Benjamin, Maurice Felley |
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| 21 | Dôme du Goûter | 4,304 | Mont Blanc Group | France | 2.0 Mont Blanc |
58 Col du Dôme |
17 September 1784 Jean-Marie Couttet, François Cuidet |
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| 22 | Lenzspitze | 4,294 | Mischabel Group | Switzerland | 0.5 Nadelhorn |
86 Nadeljoch |
1870 Clinton Thomas Dent, Alexander and Franz Burgener |
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| 23 | Finsteraarhorn | 4,274 | Bernese Alps | Switzerland | 51,7 Nadelhorn |
2,280 west of the Simplon Pass |
16 August 1812 Arnold Abbühl, Joseph Bortis, Alois Volker |
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| 24 | Mont Blanc du Tacul | 4,248 | Mont Blanc Group | France | 1.4 Mont Maudit |
213 Col Maudit |
5 August 1855 Charles Hudson [Note 3] |
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| 25 | Grand Pilier d’Angle | 4,243 | Mont Blanc Group | Italy | 0.7 Mont Blanc de Courmayeur |
35 Col to the Mont Blanc de Courmayeur |
3 August 1957 Walter Bonatti, Toni Gobbi[5] |
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| 26 | Stecknadelhorn | 4,241 | Mischabel Group | Switzerland | 0.5 Nadelhorn |
30 Stecknadeljoch |
8 August 1887 Oscar Eckenstein, Matthias Zurbriggen |
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| 27 | Castor | 4,223 | Wallis Alps | Italy/ Switzerland |
2.4 Liskamm West Summit |
165 Felikjoch |
23 August 1861 William Mathews, F.W. Jacomb, Michel Croz |
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| 28 | Zinalrothorn | 4,221 | Wallis Alps | Switzerland | 4.5 Weisshorn |
490 Hohlicht Pass |
22 August 1864 Florence Crauford Grove, Leslie Stephen, Jakob and Melchior Anderegg |
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| 29 | Hohberghorn | 4,219 | Mischabel Group | Switzerland | 0.4 Stecknadelhorn |
75 Hohbergjoch |
August 1869 R. B. Heathcote, Franz Biner, Peter Perren, Peter Taugwalder |
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| 30 | Vincent Pyramide | 4,215 | Monte Rosa Massif | Italy | 0.7 Schwarzhorn |
128 Col to the Schwarzhorn |
5 August 1819 Johann Nikolaus Vincent, unknown companion |
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| 31 | Grandes Jorasses (Pointe Walker) |
4,208 | Mont Blanc Group | France/ Italy |
7.9 Mont Blanc du Tacul |
843 Col du Géant |
30 June 1868 Horace Walker, Melchior Anderegg, J. Jaun, J. Grange |
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| 32 | Alphubel | 4,206 | Mischabel Group | Switzerland | 2.3 Täschhorn |
355 Mischabeljoch |
9 August 1860 T.W. Hinchliff, Leslie Stephen, Melchior Anderegg, Peter Perren |
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| 33 | Rimpfischhorn | 4,199 | Mischabel Group | Switzerland | 4.7 Alphubel |
635 Allalin Pass |
9 September 1859 Leslie Stephen, Robert Liveing, Melchior Anderegg, Johann Zumtaugwald |
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| 34 | Aletschhorn | 4,193 | Bernese Alps | Switzerland | 13,5 Finsteraarhorn |
1,017 Lötschenlücke |
18 June 1859 Francis F. Tuckett, Johann Joseph Bennen, Peter Bohren, V. Tairraz |
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| 35 | Strahlhorn | 4,190 | Mischabel Group | Switzerland | 1.8 Rimpfischhorn |
401 Alder Pass |
15 August 1854 Edmund J. Grenville, Christopher Smyth, Franz-Josef Andenmatten, Ulrich Lauener |
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| 36 | Grand Combin (Valsorey) |
4,184 | Wallis Alps | Switzerland | 0.5 Combin de Grafeneire |
57 Col to the Combin de Grafeneire |
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| 37 | Grandes Jorasses (Pointe Whymper) |
4,184 | Mont Blanc Group | France/ Italy |
0.2 Pointe Walker |
51[6] col with the Pointe Walker |
24. June 1865 Edward Whymper, Michel Croz, Christian Almer, F. Biner |
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| 38 | Dent d’Hérens | 4,171 | Wallis Alps | Italy/ Switzerland |
4.2 Matterhorn |
692 Colle Tournanche |
12 August 1863 Florence Crauford Grove, Melchior Anderegg and 5 companions |
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| 39 | Breithorn (West Summit) |
4,164 | Wallis Alps | Italy/ Switzerland |
4.2 Castor |
433 Schwarztor |
13 August 1813 Henry Maynard, Joseph-Marie Couttet, Jean Gras, Jean-Baptiste and Jean-Jacques Erin |
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| 40 | Breithorn (Central Summit) |
4,159 | Wallis Alps | Italy/ Switzerland |
0.7 Breithorn West Summit |
82 Col to the West Summit |
13 August 1813 Henry Maynard, Joseph-Marie Couttet, Jean Gras, Jean-Baptiste and Jean-Jacques Erin |
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| 41 | Jungfrau | 4,158 | Bernese Alps | Switzerland | 8.3 Aletschhorn |
687 Jungfraujoch |
3 August 1811 Johann Rudolf, Hieronymus Meyer, Alois Volker, Joseph Bortis |
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| 42 | Bishorn | 4,153 | Wallis Alps | Switzerland | 0.8 Weisshorn |
95 Weisshornjoch |
18 August 1884 G. S. Barnes, R. Chessyre-Walker, Joseph Imboden, J. M. Chanton |
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| 43 | Breithorn (Zwillinge West) |
4,139 | Wallis Alps | Italy/ Switzerland |
0.8 Breithorn-Zentralgipfel |
117 Selle |
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| 44 | Grand Combin (Tsessette) |
4,135 | Wallis Alps | Switzerland | 0.9 Combin de Grafeneire |
52 Col to the Combin de Grafeneire |
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| 45 | Aiguille Verte | 4,122 | Mont Blanc Group | France | 7.2 Grandes Jorasses |
688 Col de l’Eboulement |
29 June 1865 Edward Whymper, Christian Almer, Franz Biner |
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| 46 | Aiguilles du Diable (L’Isolée) |
4,114 | Mont Blanc Group | France | 0.2 Mont Blanc du Tacul |
36[6] Col to Mont Blanc du Tacul |
1925[7] Antoine Blanchet, Armand Charlet |
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| 47 | Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey | 4,112 | Mont Blanc Group | France | 1.0 Mont Blanc |
178 Col de Peuterey |
31 July 1885 Henry S. King, Emile Rey, Ambros Supersaxo, Aloys Anthamatten |
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| 48 | Grandes Jorasses (Pointe Croz) |
4,110 | Mont Blanc Group | France/ Italy |
0.4 Pointe Whymper |
10[6] col with Pointe Walker |
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| 49 | Aiguilles du Diable (Pointe Carmen) |
4,109 | Mont Blanc Group | France | 0.2 L'Isolée |
36[6] col with L'Isolée |
1923[7] Brégault, Chevalier, De Lépiney |
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| 50 | Mönch | 4,107 | Bernese Alps | Switzerland | 3.5 Jungfrau |
578 Unteres Mönchsjoch |
15 August 1857 Sigismund Porges, Christian Almer, Christian and Ulrich Kaufmann |
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| 51 | Breithorn (Zwillinge East) |
4,106 | Wallis Alps | Italy/ Switzerland |
0.3 Zwilling West |
36[6] Col to Zwilling West |
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| 52 | Grande Rocheuse | 4,102 | Mont Blanc Group | France | 0.3 Aiguille Verte |
52[6] col with the Aiguille Verte |
17 September 1865 Robert Fowler, Michel Ducroz, Michel Balmat |
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| 53 | Barre des Écrins | 4,102 | Pelvoux | France | 107,3 Picco Luigi Amedeo |
2,043 Col du Lautaret |
15 August 1857 Edward Whymper, Horace Walker, Adolphus W. Moore, Christian Almer, Michel Croz |
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| 54 | Aiguilles du Diable (Pointe Médiane) |
4,097 | Mont Blanc Group | France | 0.2 Pointe Carmen |
40[6] col with the Carmen |
1925[7] Antoine Blanchet, Jean Chaubert, Armand Charlet, Devouassoud |
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| 55 | Pollux | 4,092 | Wallis Alps | Italy/ Switzerland |
0.7 Castor |
247 Zwillingsjoch |
1 August 1864 Jules Jacot, Josef-Marie Perren, Peter Taugwalder sen. |
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| 56 | Schreckhorn | 4,078 | Bernese Alps | Switzerland | 5.9 Finsteraarhorn |
788 Finsteraarjoch |
1 August 1864 Leslie Stephen, Ulrich Kaufmann, Peter and Christian Michel |
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| 57 | Breithorn (Roccia Nera) |
4,075 | Wallis Alps | Italy/ Switzerland |
0.4 Zwilling-Ost |
30[6] Col to the Zwilling East |
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| 58 | Aiguilles du Diable (Pointe Chaubert) |
4,074 | Mont Blanc Group | France | 0.2 Pointe Médiane |
57[6] Col to the Médiane |
1925[7] Jean Chaubert, Armand Charlet |
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| 59 | Mont Brouillard | 4,069 | Mont Blanc Group | France | 0.2 Picco Luigi Amedeo |
39 Col Emile Rey |
1906 Karl Blodig, Oscar Eckenstein, Alessio Brocherel |
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| 60 | Grandes Jorasses (Pointe Marguerite) |
4,065 | Mont Blanc Group | France/ Italy |
0.2 Pointe Croz |
50[6] col with Pointe Croz |
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| 61 | Aiguilles du Diable (Corne du Diable) |
4,064 | Mont Blanc Group | France | 0.2 Pointe Chaubert |
19[6] Col to the Chaubert |
1925[7] Jean Chaubert, Armand Charlet |
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| 62 | Ober Gabelhorn | 4,063 | Wallis Alps | Switzerland | 3.1 Zinalrothorn |
536 Triftjoch |
6 July 1865 Horace Walker, Adolphus W. Moore, Jakob Anderegg |
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| 63 | Gran Paradiso | 4,061 | Graian Alps | Italy | 45.1 Grandes Jorasses |
1,879 Nahe Kleiner Sankt Bernhard |
4. September 1860 John J. Cowell, W. Dundas, Jean Tairraz, Michel-Clément Payot |
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| 64 | Aiguille de Bionnassay | 4,052 | Mont Blanc Group | France/ Italy |
1.8 Dôme du Goûter |
164 Col de Bionnassay |
28 July 1865 E.N. Buxton, F.C. Grove, R.J.S. Macdonald, Michel Payot, Jean-Pierre Cachat |
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| 65 | Piz Bernina | 4,049 | Bernina Group | Switzerland | 138 Finsteraarhorn |
2,234 Maloja Pass |
13 September 1850 Johann Coaz, Jon and Lorenz Ragut Tscharner |
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| 66 | Gross Fiescherhorn | 4,049 | Bernese Alps | Switzerland | 4.7 Mönch |
364 Fiescherjoch |
23 July 1862 Adolphus W. Moore, H. B. George, Ulrich Kaufmann, Christian Almer |
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| 67 | Vincent Pyramide (Punta Giordani) |
4,046 | Monte Rosa Massif | Italy | 0.1 Vincent Pyramide |
5 col with the Vincent Pyramide |
5 August 1819 Nicola Vincent |
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| 68 | Grandes Jorasses (Pointe Elena) |
4,045 | Mont Blanc Group | France/ Italy |
0.2 Pointe Marguerite |
10[6] col with Pointe Marguerite |
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| 69 | Grünhorn | 4,044 | Bernese Alps | Switzerland | 2.5 Gross Fiescherhorn |
305 Kleine Grünhornlücke |
7 August 1865 Edmund von Fellenberg, Peter Michel, Peter Egger, Peter Inäbnit |
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| 70 | Lauteraarhorn | 4,042 | Bernese Alps | Switzerland | 1.0 Gross Fiescherhorn |
128 Schreckhorn Saddle |
7 August 1865 Pierre Desor, Arnold Escher von der Linth, Christian Girard, Melchior Bannholzer, Jakob Leuthold |
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| 71 | Aiguille du Jardin | 4,035 | Mont Blanc Group | France | 0.2 Grande Rocheuse |
37 col with the Rocheuse |
1 August 1904 E. Fontaine, Jean Ravanel, Léon Tournier |
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| 72 | Dürrenhorn | 4,035 | Mischabel Group | Switzerland | 0.8 Hohberghorn |
123 Dürrenjoch |
7 September 1879 Albert F. Mummery, William Penhall, Alexander Burgener, Ferdinand Imseng |
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| 73 | Allalinhorn | 4,027 | Wallis Alps | Switzerland | 2.1 Rimpfischhorn |
255 Alphubeljoch |
28 August 1856 Edward L. Ames, Johann Josef Imseng, Franz Josef Andenmatten |
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| 74 | Hinter Fiescherhorn | 4,025 | Bernese Alps | Switzerland | 0.7 Gross Fiescherhorn |
102 Fiescher Saddle |
28 July 1885 Eugen Guido Lammer, August Lorria |
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| 75 | Weissmies | 4,017 | Wallis Alps | Switzerland | 11.2 Lenzspitze |
1,185 Mondelli Pass |
1855 Jakob Christian Häusser, Peter Josef Zurbriggen |
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| 76 | Dôme de Rochefort | 4,015 | Mont Blanc Group | France/ Italy |
0.9 Pointe Marguerite |
190 Col des Grandes Jorasses |
12 August 1881 Alphonse Payot, Michel-Clément Payot, J. Eccles |
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| 77 | Barre des Écrins (Dôme de Neige) |
4,015 | Pelvoux | France | 0.2 Barre des Écrins |
41 Brèche Lory |
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| 78 | Dent du Géant | 4,013 | Mont Blanc Group | France/ Italy |
1.2 Dôme de Rochefort |
139 col with the Aiguille de Rochefort |
29 July 1882 Alessandro Corradino and 5 companions |
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| 79 | Punta Baretti | 4,013 | Mont Blanc Group | Italy | 0.3 Mont Brouillard |
56 Col to the Mont Brouillard |
28 July 1880 Martino Baretti, Jean-Joseph Maquignaz |
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| 80 | Lagginhorn | 4,010 | Wallis Alps | Switzerland | 3.3 Weissmies |
511 Lagginjoch |
26 July 1856 Edward L. Ames, Johann Josef Imseng, Franz-Josef Andenmatten |
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| 81 | Aiguille de Rochefort | 4,001 | Mont Blanc Group | France/ Italy |
0.6 Dent du Géant |
106 Col to the Dôme de Rochefort |
14. August 1873 Alphonse Payot, Michel-Clément Payot, J. Eccles |
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| 82 | Les Droites | 4,000 | Mont Blanc Group | France | 0.7 Grande Rocheuse |
204 Col de l’ Aiguille Verte |
7 August 1856 Thomas Middlemore, John Oakley, Henri Cordier, Johann Jaun, Andreas Maurer |
| Name | Country | Height | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochers de la Tournette | France, Italy | 4677 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Ostspitze | Switzerland | 4634 m | Monte Rosa Massif |
| Grenzgipfel | Italy, Switzerland | 4618 m | Monte Rosa Massif |
| Les Bosses | France, Italy | 4547 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| La Grande Bosse | France, Italy | 4513 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Monte Cervino Vetta Italiana | Italy, Switzerland | 4476,4 m | Pennine Alps |
| Dom (Großer Gendarm) | Switzerland | 4468 m | Pennine Alps |
| Aiguille de la Belle Etoile | Italy | 4349 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Grand Gendarme (Weisshorn) | Switzerland | 4331 m | Pennine Alps |
| Pointe Mieulet | France | 4287 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Liskammnase | Italy, Switzerland | 4272 m | Pennine Alps |
| Pointe Bayeux | France | 4258 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Mont Blanc du Tacul (Punkt E) | France | 4247 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Aiguille du Croissant | Switzerland | 4243 m | Pennine Alps |
| Pic Tyndall | Italy, Switzerland | 4241 m | Pennine Alps |
| Picco Muzio | Italy, Switzerland | 4187 m | Pennine Alps |
| Entdeckungsfels (Roccia della Scoperta) | Switzerland | 4178 m | Pennine Alps |
| Balmenhorn | Italy | 4167 m | Pennine Alps |
| Alphubel Südgipfel | Switzerland | 4166 m | Pennine Alps |
| Dent d'Hérens Gendarme Crochu | Switzerland | 4148 m | Pennine Alps |
| Dent d'Hérens la Corne | Switzerland | 4148 m | Pennine Alps |
| Pointe Burnaby | Switzerland | 4135 m | Pennine Alps |
| Alphubel Nordostgipfel | Switzerland | 4128 m | Pennine Alps |
| Alphubel Nordgipfel | Switzerland | 4116 m | Pennine Alps |
| Rimpfischhorn (Großer Gendarm) | Switzerland | 4108 m | Pennine Alps |
| Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey (Pointe SO) | Italy | 4107 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Pointe de l'Androsace | France, Italy | 4107 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey (Pointe NW) | Italy | 4104 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Dent Blanche (Grand Gendarme) | Switzerland | 4097 m | Pennine Alps |
| Felikhorn | Italy | 4093 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 |
| Pilier du Diable | France | 4067 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Terzo pilastro del Col Maudit | France | 4064 m | Pennine Alps |
| Pointe Bravais | France | 4057 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Pic Eccles | Italy | 4041 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Dent d'Hérens, L'Epaule | Italy, Switzerland | 4040 m | Pennine Alps |
| Gendarme del Col Maudit | France | 4032 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Il Roc | Italy | 4026 m | Graian Alps |
| Pointe Eveline | France | 4026 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Pointe Croux | France | 4023 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| La Spedla / Punta Perrucchetti | Italy, Switzerland | 4020 m | Bernina Range |
| L'Epaule | Switzerland | 4017 m | Pennine Alps |
| Piton des Italiens | France, Italy | 4003 m | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Name | Country | Height | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dufourspitze Westgratgipfel I | Switzerland | 4600 m | Monte Rosa Massif |
| Dufourspitze Ostgratschulter | Switzerland | 4596 m | Monte Rosa Massif |
| Nordend Südgrat Vorgipfel | Italy, Switzerland | 4542 m | Monte Rosa Massif |
| Dom Nordostgratgipfel I | Switzerland | 4530 m | Pennine Alps |
| Weisshorn Schaligrat-Turm | Switzerland | 4490 m | Pennine Alps |
| Dufourspitze Westgratgipfel II | Switzerland | 4499 m | Monte Rosa Massif |
| Dom Westlicher Vorgipfel Festigrat | Switzerland | 4479 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 |
| Zumsteinspitze Südwestlicher Vorgipfel | Italy, Switzerland | 4463 m | Pennine Alps |
| Liskamm Östlicher Vorgipfel des Westgipfels | Italy, Switzerland | 4450 m | Pennine Alps |
| Liskamm Westlicher Vorgipfel | Italy, Switzerland | 4447 m | Pennine Alps |
| 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 |
| Nordend Nordgratschulter I | Italy, Switzerland | 4355 m | Pennine Alps |
| Parrotspitze Westgratgipfel | Italy, Switzerland | 4340 m | Pennine Alps |
| Liskamm Ostschulter-Gipfel/Cima di Scoperta | Italy, Switzerland | 4335 m | Pennine Alps |
| Dufourspitze Westgratgipfel IV | Switzerland | 4280 m | Pennine Alps |
| Nordend Nordgratschulter II | Switzerland | 4260 m | Pennine Alps |
| LK-Punkt | Italy, Switzerland | 4252 m | Pennine Alps |
| Nordend Nordpfeiler | Switzerland | 4223 m | Pennine Alps |
| Castor Nord(west)gipfel | Italy, Switzerland | 4205 m | Pennine Alps |
| Liskamm Südwestgrat-Vorgipfel | Italy, Switzerland | 4201 m | Pennine Alps |
| Rimpfischhorn Südlicher Vorgipfel | Switzerland | 4190 m | Pennine Alps |
| Castor Südöstlicher Vorgipfel II/Felsschulter Punta Felik | Italy, Switzerland | 4174 m | Pennine Alps |
| Rimpfischhorn Nordgratturm I | Switzerland | 4160 m | Pennine Alps |
| Castor Südöstlicher Vorgipfel I | Italy, Switzerland | 4158 m | Pennine Alps |
| Rimpfischhorn Kanzel | Switzerland | 4150 m | Pennine Alps |
| Rimpfischhorn Nordgratturm II | Switzerland | 4150 m | Pennine Alps |
| Strahlhorn Ostschulter | Switzerland | 4143 m | Pennine Alps |
| Breithorn Zentral Ostgrat-Vorgipfel I | Italy, Switzerland | 4140 m | Pennine Alps |
| Rimpfischhorn Nordgratturm | Switzerland | 4140 m | Pennine Alps |
| Strahlhorn Westschulter | Switzerland | 4128 m | Pennine Alps |
| Rimpfischhorn Nordgratturm IV | Switzerland | 4130 m | Pennine Alps |
| Rimpfischhorn Nordgratturm V | Switzerland | 4120 m | Pennine Alps |
| Breithorn Ostgipfel Westlicher Vorgipfel | Italy, Switzerland | 4080 m | Pennine Alps |
| Breithorn Zentral Ostgrat-Vorgipfel II | Italy, Switzerland | 4080 m | Pennine Alps |
| Nordend Nordwestgratschulter | Switzerland | 4071 m | Pennine Alps |
| Breithorn Roccia Nera Westlicher Vorgipfel | Italy, Switzerland | 4065 m | Pennine Alps |
| Breithorn Zentral Ostgrat-Vorgipfel III | Italy, Switzerland | 4050 m | Pennine Alps |
| Dufourspitze Unterster Westgratturm | Switzerland | 4026 m | Monte Rosa Massif |
| Rimpfischhorn Westlicher Vorgipfel | Switzerland | 4009 m | Pennine Alps |
Since no exact and formal definition of mountain exists, the number of 4000-metre summits is arbitrary. One can consider a stone, for instance, as a summit if it is situated above this altitude. The topographic prominence is an important factor to decide the official nomination of a summit. The list proposed by the UIAA is based not only on prominence but also on other criteria such as the morphology (general appearance) and mountaineering interest. Summits such as Roccia Nera or Mont Blanc de Courmayeur have much less than the 30 metres minimum prominence criterion but are included in the list because of the other criteria. In comparison, the official 8000 metres summit having the smallest prominence is Lhotse with 610 metres. A minimum prominence criterion of 500 metres would reduce the number of Alpine four-thousanders to only 22.
The table below gives the number of four-thousanders as a function of their minimum prominence.
| Minimum prominence | UIAA list | Enlarged list | Karl Blodig list | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country / Range | 2,000 metres (6,562 ft) | 1,500 metres (4,921 ft) (Ultras) | 1,000 metres (3,281 ft) | 500 metres (1,640 ft) | 300 metres (984 ft) | 200 metres (656 ft) | 100 metres (328 ft) | 30 metres (98 ft) | - | - | - |
| Switzerland | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 37 | 46 | 48 | 71 | 41 |
| Italy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 38 | 60 | 25 |
| France | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 25 | 41 | 13 |
| Pennine | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 26 | 38 | 41 | 65 | 34 |
| Mont Blanc | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 46 | 15 |
| Bernese | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Dauphiné | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Bernina | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Graian[8] | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 35 | 51 | 73 | 82 | 128 | 61 |