Latest update: 2009-12-07 18:12:27
4000m peaks in the Alps
East face of Mont Blanc massif. Source: Canon Ixus 850IS, (c) Ari Paulin , licensed under (c) 2008 Ari Paulin. Shot in Chamonix, Haute Savoie, France (Google maps).
| Rank | Name | Height | Location | Grade* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Alpine grade of the normal route. | ||||
| 1. | Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco) | 4808m (15,774') | Mont Blanc du Tacul - Mont Blanc (France/Italy) | III PD; III PD/Sco I/40°, II |
| 2. | Dufourspitze (Punta Dufour) | 4634m (15,203') | Monte Rosa (Switzerland/Italy) | III PD+/G4; II+, mostly I, III/AI1/40° |
| 3. | Nordend | 4609m (15,121') | Monte Rosa (Switzerland/Italy) | |
| 4. | Zumsteinspitze | 4563m (14,970') | Monte Rosa (Switzerland/Italy) | F/G2/Rus 1B; 40° |
| 5. | Signalkuppe (Punta Gnifetti) | 4556m (14,948') | Monte Rosa (Switzerland/Italy) | F/PD/G2/Rus 2A |
| 6. | Dom | 4545m (14,911') | Pennine Alps (Switzerland) | II PD; 40°, II |
| 7. | Lyskamm | 4527m (14,852') | Breithorn - Lyskamm (Switzerland/Italy) | |
| 8. | Weisshorn | 4506m (14,783') | Obergabelhorn - Zinalrothorn - Weishorn - Bishorn (Switzerland) | III AD/G5; III- (places), mostly II and I, 45° |
| 9. | Täschhorn | 4490m (14,731') | Pennine Alps (Switzerland) | |
| 10. | Matterhorn (Monte Cervino) | 4478m (14,692') | Grand Cornier - Tête Blanche - Matterhorn (Switzerland/Italy) | III AD-/G5/NZ3+/4/nccs III; III,A0 |
| 11. | Mont Maudit | 4465m (14,649') | Mont Blanc du Tacul - Mont Blanc (France) | PD+/AD-; 45°, avg.35° |
| 12. | Parrotspitze (Punta Parrot) | 4432m (14,541') | Monte Rosa (Switzerland/Italy) | |
| 13. | Dent Blanche | 4356m (14,291') | Grand Cornier - Tête Blanche - Matterhorn (Switzerland) | AD/G5; III, 35° |
| 14. | Nadelhorn | 4327m (14,196') | Pennine Alps (Switzerland) | II PD; II, 45° |
| 15. | Corno Nero (Schwarzhorn) | 4321m (14,177') | Monte Rosa (Switzerland/Italy) | |
| 16. | Grand Combin | 4320m (14,173') | Grand Combin (Switzerland) | PD; 45°, I |
| 17. | Ludwigshöhe | 4341m (14,242') | Monte Rosa (Switzerland/Italy) | |
| 18. | Lenzspitze | 4294m (14,088') | Pennine Alps (Switzerland) | |
| 19. | Finsteraarhorn | 4274m (14,022') | Finsteraarhorn group (Switzerland) | |
| 20. | Mont Blanc du Tacul | 4248m (13,937') | Mont Blanc du Tacul - Mont Blanc (France) | II/PD-/G2-3/Rus 2A; II/AI1/40° |
| 21. | Stecknadelhorn | 4241m (13,914') | Pennine Alps (Switzerland) | |
| 22. | Castor | 4228m (13,871') | Breithorn - Lyskamm (Switzerland/Italy) | |
| 23. | Zinalrothorn | 4221m (13,848') | Obergabelhorn - Zinalrothorn - Weishorn - Bishorn (Switzerland) | |
| 24. | Hochbärghorn | 4219m (13,842') | Pennine Alps (Switzerland) | |
| 25. | Vincent Pyramide | 4215m (13,829') | Monte Rosa (Italy) | PD-/Rus 1B; I, 35° |
| 26. | Grandes Jorasses | 4208m (13,806') | Grandes Jorasses - Dent du Géant (France/Italy) | |
| 27. | Alphubel | 4206m (13,799') | Pennine Alps (Switzerland) | |
| 28. | Rimpfischhorn | 4199m (13,776') | Pennine Alps (Switzerland) | |
| 29. | Aletschhorn | 4195m (13,763') | Aletschhorn group (Switzerland) | |
| 30. | Strahlhorn | 4190m (13,747') | Pennine Alps (Switzerland) | |
| 31. | Dent d'Hérens | 4171m (13,684') | Grand Cornier - Tête Blanche - Matterhorn (Switzerland/Italy) | PD+/AD-/G4; I-II |
| 32. | Balmenhorn | 4167m (13,671') | Monte Rosa (Switzerland/Italy) | |
| 33. | Breithorn | 4164m (13,661') | Pennine Alps (Switzerland/Italy) | |
| 34. | Bishorn | 4153m (13,625') | Obergabelhorn - Zinalrothorn - Weishorn - Bishorn (Switzerland) | F/G1-2; I on the summit ridge |
| 35. | Jungfrau | 4158m (13,642') | Jungfrau group (Switzerland) | |
| 36. | Aiguille Verte | 4122m (13,524') | Grand Montets - Aiguille Triolet (France) | |
| 37. | Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey | 4112m (13,491') | Mont Blanc (Italy) | |
| 38. | Mönch | 4099m (13,448') | Jungfrau group (Switzerland) | |
| 39. | Grande Rocheuse | 4102m (13,458') | Mont Blanc (France) | |
| 40. | Barre des Ecrins | 4101m (13,455') | Dauphine (France) | |
| 41. | Pollux | 4092m (13,425') | Breithorn - Lyskamm (Switzerland/Italy) | |
| 42. | Schreckhorn | 4078m (13,379') | Schreckhorn group (Switzerland) | |
| 43. | Obergabelhorn | 4062m (13,327') | Obergabelhorn - Zinalrothorn - Weishorn - Bishorn (Switzerland) | |
| 44. | Gran Paradiso | 4061m (13,323') | Mountains (Italy) | PD-/G2-3; 35°, II |
| 45. | Mont Brouillard | 4053m (13,297') | Mont Blanc du Tacul - Mont Blanc (Italy) | |
| 46. | Aiguille Bionassay (Aiguille du Bionassay, Aiguille de Bionassay) | 4052m (13,294') | Dome du Gouter - Aiguille de Bionassay (France) | PD+; 45°, II |
| 47. | Piz Bernina | 4049m (13,284') | Bernina group (Switzerland/Italy) | |
| 48. | Gross Fiescherhorn | 4049m (13,284') | Fiescherhorn group (Switzerland) | PD/G3-4; II and I |
| 49. | Gross Gruenhorn | 4044m (13,268') | Bernese Alps (Switzerland) | |
| 50. | Lauterarrhorn | 4042m (13,261') | Bernese Alps (Switzerland) | |
| 51. | Aiguille du Jardin | 4035m (13,238') | Mont Blanc (Switzerland/Italy) | |
| 52. | Duerrenhorn | 4035m (13,238') | Bernese Alps (Switzerland) | |
| 53. | Allalinhorn | 4027m (13,212') | Pennine Alps (Switzerland) | F; 40° |
| 54. | Hinter-Fiescherhorn | 4025m (13,205') | Bernese Alps (Switzerland) | |
| 55. | Weissmies | 4023m (13,199') | Pennine Alps (Switzerland) | PD; 45° |
| 56. | Dome de Rochefort | 4015m (13,173') | Grandes Jorasses - Dent du Géant (France) | |
| 57. | Dent du Géant | 4013m (13,166') | Grandes Jorasses - Dent du Géant (France) | III AD-/D (free); III,A0/5.7,A0/4c/V+ |
| 58. | Punta Baretti | 4013m (13,166') | Mont Blanc du Tacul - Mont Blanc (Italy) | |
| 59. | Lagginhorn | 4010m (13,156') | Pennine Alps (Switzerland) | |
| 60. | Aiguille de Rochefort | 4001m (13,127') | Grandes Jorasses - Dent du Géant (France) | III AD/Rus 3B-4A; III/AI1°/45°, II and I |
| 61. | Les Droites | 4000m (13,123') | Grand Montets - Aiguille Triolet (France) | |
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