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List of Alpine peaks by prominence

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This is a list of the mountains of the Alps, ordered by their topographic prominence. For a list by height, see the list of mountains of the Alps. By descending to 1,500 m of prominence, this list includes all the Ultras of the Alps. Some famous peaks, such as the Matterhorn and Eiger, are not Ultras because they are connected to higher mountains by high cols and therefore do not achieve enough topographic prominence.

Where the prominence parent and the island parent differ, the prominence parent is marked with "1" and the island parent with "2" (with Mont Blanc abbreviated to MB). The column "Col height" denotes the lowest elevation to which one must descend from a peak in order to reach peaks with higher elevations; note that the elevation of any peak is the sum of its prominence and col. The column "Col location" denotes the pass where the col height is located.

No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col height (m) Col location Parent
1 Mont Blanc France/Italy 4,810 4,697 113 somewhere along the Volga–Baltic Waterway[1] Mount Everest
2 Großglockner Austria 3,798 2,423 1375 Brenner Pass Mont Blanc
3 Finsteraarhorn Switzerland 4,274 2,279 1995 near Simplon Pass Mont Blanc
4 Wildspitze Austria 3,768 2,261 1507 Reschen Pass Finsteraarhorn1 / MB2
5 Piz Bernina Switzerland 4,048 2,236 1812 Maloja Pass Finsteraarhorn1 / MB2
6 Hochkönig Austria 2,941 2,181 760 near Maishofen Großglockner1 / MB2
7 Dufourspitze
(Monte Rosa)
Switzerland/Italy 4,634 2,165 2469 Great St Bernard Pass Mont Blanc
8 Hoher Dachstein Austria 2,995 2,136 859 near Eben im Pongau Großglockner1 / MB2
9 Marmolada Italy 3,343 2,131 1212 near Toblach Großglockner1 / MB2
10 Monte Viso Italy 3,841 2,062 1779 Col de l'Échelle Mont Blanc
11 Triglav Slovenia 2,864 2,052 812 Camporosso Pass Marmolada1 / MB2
12 Barre des Écrins France 4,102 2,045 2057 Col du Lautaret Mont Blanc
13 Säntis Switzerland 2,503 2,021 482 near Heiligkreuz bei Mels Finsteraarhorn1 / MB2
14 Ortler Italy 3,905 1,953 1952 Fraele Pass Piz Bernina
15 Monte Baldo/Cima Valdritta Italy 2,218 1,950 268 near San Giovanni Pass in Nago–Torbole Ortler1 / MB2
16 Gran Paradiso Italy 4,061 1,891 2170 near Little St Bernard Pass Mont Blanc
17 Pizzo di Coca Italy 3,050 1,878 1172 near Aprica Ortler1 / MB2
18 Cima Dodici Italy 2,336 1,874 462 near Pergine Valsugana Marmolada1 / MB2
19 Dents du Midi Switzerland 3,257 1,796 1461 Col des Montets Mont Blanc
20 Chamechaude France 2,082 1,771 311 near Chambéry Mont Blanc
21 Zugspitze Germany/Austria 2,962 1,746 1216 near Fern Pass Finsteraarhorn1 / MB2
22 Monte Antelao Italy 3,264 1,735 1529 Passo Cimabanche Marmolada
23 Arcalod France 2,217 1,713 504 near Viuz in Faverges Mont Blanc
24 Grintovec Slovenia 2,558 1,706 852 near Rateče Triglav
25 Großer Priel Austria 2,515 1,700 810 near Pichl-Kainisch Hoher Dachstein1 / MB2
26 Grigna Settentrionale Italy 2,409 1,686 723 near Balisio in Ballabio Pizzo di Coca1 / MB2
27 Monte Bondone Italy 2,180 1,679 501 near Cadine in Trento Ortler1 / MB2
28 Presanella Italy 3,558 1,676 1882 Tonale Pass Ortler
29 Birnhorn Austria 2,634 1,665 969 near Hochfilzen Großglockner1 / MB2
30 Col Nudo Italy 2,471 1,644 827 Passo di Sant'Osvaldo Antelao1 / MB2
31 Pointe Percée France 2,750 1,643 1107 near Pont d'Arbon near Megève Mont Blanc
32 Jôf di Montasio Italy 2,753 1,597 1156 Predil Pass Triglav
33 Mölltaler Polinik Austria 2,784 1,579 1205 Iselsberg Pass Großglockner1 / MB2
34 Tödi Switzerland 3,614 1,570 2044 Oberalp Pass Finsteraarhorn
35 Birkkarspitze Austria 2,749 1,564 1185 Seefelder Sattel Zugspitze1 / MB2
36 Ellmauer Halt Austria 2,344 1,551 793 near Ellmau Großglockner1 / MB2
37 Grande Tête de l'Obiou France 2,790 1,542 1248 Col Bayard Barre des Écrins1 / MB2
38 Hochtor Austria 2,369 1,520 849 Schober Pass Großglockner1 / MB2
39 Grimming Austria 2,351 1,518 833 near Schrödis and Tauplitz Großer Priel
40 Grand Combin Switzerland 4,309 1,512 2797 Fenêtre de Durand Monte Rosa
41 La Tournette France 2,351 1,514 837 Col du Marais Pointe Percée1 / MB2
42 Zirbitzkogel Austria 2,396 1,502 894 Neumarkter Sattel Großglockner1 / MB2
43 Piz Kesch Switzerland 3,418 1,502 1916 Lukmanier Pass Finsteraarhorn1 / MB2
44 Cima Brenta Italy 3,151 1,501 1650 near Campo Carlo Magno Presanella1 / MB2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Volga-Baltic Canal". Peakbagger.