Pennine Alps

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The Pennine Alps are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in France (Haute-Savoie), Switzerland (Valais) and Italy (Piedmont and the Aosta Valley). The Little St Bernard Pass and the Dora Baltea valley separate them from the Graian Alps; the Simplon Pass separates them from the Lepontine Alps; the Rhône valley separates them from the Bernese Alps; the Col de Coux and the Arly valley separate them from the French Prealps (Aravis and Chablais). The Pennine Alps contain the highest peaks of the Alps, including Mont Blanc.

The French side of the Pennine Alps is drained by the river Isère, its tributary Arly and the Arve. The Italian side is drained by the rivers Dora Baltea, Sesia and Toce, tributaries of the Po. The Swiss side is drained by the Rhône River.

The Mont Blanc Tunnel, which leads from Chamonix to Courmayeur, is an important artery for road transport. Another important road tunnel is the Great St Bernard Tunnel, under the Great St. Bernard Pass, which leads from Martigny, Switzerland to Aosta.

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Peaks

The chief peaks of the Pennine Alps are:

Name metres feet Name metres feet
Mont Blanc 4807 15,771 Aiguille de la Za 3673 12'051
Dufourspitze (Monte Rosa) 4638 15,217 Mont Collon 3644 11'956
Nordend (Monte Rosa) 4609 15,121 Diablons 3605 11'828
Dom (Mischabelhörner) 4554 14'942 Aiguille de Tour 3540 11'615
Lyskamm 4538 14'889 Mont Gelé 3517 11'539
Weisshorn 4506 14,780 Bec de Luseney 3506 11'503
Matterhorn 4478 14,693 Aiguille de Grepon 3502 11'489
Taschhorn 4498 14'758 Château des Dames 3489 11'447
Mont Maudit 4471 14'669 Aiguille des Charmoz 3442 11'293
Dent Blanche 4364 14,318 Aiguille du Tacul 3438 11'280
Dome du Gouter 4331 14'210 Grand Tournalin 3379 11'086
Grand Combin 4314 14'164 Pointe de Rosa Blanche 3348 10'985
Castor 4230 13'879 Mont Avril 3341 10'962
Zinalrothorn 4223 13'856 Grande Rochere 3326 10'913
Alphubel 4207 13'803 Corno Bianco 3320 10'893
Grandes Jorasses 4205 13'797 Grauhaupt 3315 10'876
Rimpfischhorn 4203 13'790 Pointe d'Orny 3274 10'742
Strahlhorn 4191 13'751 Dent du Midi 3260 10'696
Dent d'Hérens 4180 13'715 Mont Favre 3259 10'693
Breithorn 4164 13,661 Sasseneire 3259 10'693
Aiguille Verte 4127 13'541 Grand Golliaz 3240 10'630
Ober Gabelhorn 4073 13'364 Tour Sallieres 3227 10'588
Aiguille de Bionnassay 4066 13'341 Pizzo Bianco 3216 10'552
Allalinhorn 4034 13'236 Latelhorn 3207 10'523
Weissmies 4031 13'226 Schwarzhorn (Augstbord) 3204 10'512
Aiguille du Géant 4014 13'170 Gornergrat 3136 10'289
Laquinhorn 4005 13'140 Pointe de Lechaud 3127 10'260
Rossbodenhorn 4001 13'128 Buet 3109 10'201
Grand Cornier 3969 13'022 Mont Ruan 3078 10'099
Aiguille de Trelatete 3911 12'832 Mont Neri 3070 10'073
Aiguille d'Argentiere 3907 12'819 Bella Tola 3028 9935
Ruinette 3879 12'727 Pointe de Tanneverge 2982 9784
Aiguille de Triolet 3876 12'717 Belvedere (Aigs Rouges) 2966 9731
Mont Blanc de Seilon 3871 12,700 Tagliaferro 2964 9725
Aiguille du Midi 3843 12'609 Riffelhorn 2931 9617
Tour Noir 3836 12'586 Pointe Percée du Reposoir 2752 9029
Aiguille des Glaciers 3834 12'579 Crammont 2737 8980
Mont Dolent 3823 12'543 Pointe des Fours 2719 8921
Aiguille du Chardonnet 3822 12,540 Pointe du Colloney 2692 8832
Cima di Jazzi 3818 12'527 Catogne 2599 8527
Balfrin 3802 12'474 Monte Bo 2556 8386
Pigne d'Arolla 3801 12'471 Mont Joly 2527 8291
Mont Velan 3765 12'353 Brevent 2525 8284
Aiguille du Dru 3755 12'320 Pointe de Salles 2494 8183
Tete Blanche 3750 12'304 Aiguille de Varens 2488 8163
L'Eveque 3738 12'264 Mont Chetif 2343 7687
Mont Pleureur 3706 12'159 Mole 1869 6132
Dome de Miage 3688 12'100 Salève (highest point) 1380 4528
Lo Besso 3675 12'058
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Passes

The chief passes of the Pennine Alps are:

Mountain pass location type elevation
Sesiajoch Zermatt to Alagna snow 4424 14'515
Col de la Brenva Courmayeur to Chamonix snow 4333 14'217
Domjoch Randa to Saas-Fee snow 4286 14'062
Lysjoch Zermatt to Gressoney snow 4277 14'033
Mischabeljoch Zermatt to Saas-Fee snow 3856 12'651
Alphubel Pass Zermatt to Saas-Fee snow 3802 12'474
Adler Pass Zermatt to Saas-Fee 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 Sankt-Niklaus to Saas-Fee snow 3597 11'800
New Weissthor Zermatt to Macugnaga snow 3580 11'746
Allalin Pass Zermatt to Saas-Fee] 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'Argentière Chamonix to Orsières snow 3516 11'536
Col du Sonadon Bourg-Saint-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 Evolène snow 3480 11'418
Col Durand Zermatt to Zinal snow 3474 11'398
Col des Maisons Blanches Bourg-Saint-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 Les 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'Hérémence snow 3341 10'962
Col du Chardonnet Chamonix to Orsières snow 3325 10'909
Theodulpass Zermatt to Valtournenche snow 3322 10'899
Col du Tour Chamonix to Orsières 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-Fee 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'Hérémence snow 3200 10'499
Col du Cret Val de Bagnes to the Val d'Hérémence snow 3148 10'329
Col de Valcournera Valtournenche to the Valpelline snow 3147 10'325
Col de Collon Arolla to Aosta snow 3130 10'270
Col de Valsorey Bourg-Saint-Pierre to Aosta snow 3113 10'214
Col de Chermontane Val de Bagnes to Arolla snow 3084 10'119
Cimes Blanches Valtournenche to Ayas bridle path 2980 9777
Col de Torrent Evolène to the Val de Torrent bridle path 2924 9593
Augstbord Pass Sankt-Niklaus to Turtmann bridle path 2893 9492
Col de Crete Seche Val de Bagnes to the Valpelline snow 2888 9475
Col de Breuil Bourg-Saint Maurice to La Thuile snow 2879 9446
Col d'Olen Alagna to Gressoney bridle path 2871 9420
Monte Moro Saas-Fee to Macugnaga bridle path 2862 9390
Pas de Chevres Arolla to the Val d'Hérémence foot path 2851 9354
Antrona Pass Saas-Fee to Antrona bridle path 2844 9331
Col de Sorebois Zinal to the Val de Torrent bridle path 2825 9269
Col de Vessona Valpelline to Nus foot path 2794 9167
Fenêtre de Durand 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
Fenêtre de Ferret Great St Bernard to the Swiss Val Ferret bridle path 2699 8855
Colle Bettaforca 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 Orsières bridle path 2533 8311
Col de la Seigne Les Chapieux to Courmayeur bridle path 2512 8242
Col de Susanfe Champéry to Salvan foot path 2500 8202
Col du Bonhomme Contamines to Les Chapieux bridle path 2483 8147
Col de Valdobbia Gressoney to the Val Sesia bridle path 2479 8134
Great St Bernard Martigny to Aosta road 2472 8111
Col de Sageroux Sixt to Champéry foot path 2413 7917
Col de Moud Alagna to Rima bridle path 2323 7622
Col d'Anterne Sixt to Servoz bridle path 2263 7425
Col d'Egua Rima to the Valle Anzasca bridle path 2236 7336
Col de Balme Chamonix to the Trient Valley bridle path 2201 7221
Simplon Pass Brig to Domodossola road 2009 6592
Colle Checrouit 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 Les Contamines bridle path 1675 5496
Col de la Forclaz Chamonix to Saint-Gervais bridle path 1556 5105
Col de la Forclaz Argentière to Martigny road 1520 4987
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References

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