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 1500m of prominence, this list includes all the Ultras of the Alps.
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" denotes the highest altitude to which one must descend from a peak in order to reach peaks with higher altitudes; note that the altitude of any peak is the sum of its prominence and col.
No | Peak | Location | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) | Parent |
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1 | Mont Blanc | France/ Italy | 4,810 | 4,697 | 113 | Everest |
2 | Großglockner | Austria | 3,798 | 2,423 | 1375 | Mont Blanc |
3 | Finsteraarhorn | Switzerland | 4,274 | 2,280 | 1994 | Mont Blanc |
4 | Wildspitze | Austria | 3,768 | 2,261 | 1507 | Finsteraarhorn1 / MB² |
5 | Piz Bernina | Switzerland | 4,049 | 2,234 | 1815 | Finsteraarhorn1 / MB² |
6 | Hochkönig | Austria | 2,941 | 2,181 | 760 | Großglockner1 / MB² |
7 | Monte Rosa | Switzerland | 4,634 | 2,165 | 2469 | Mont Blanc |
8 | Hoher Dachstein | Austria | 2,995 | 2,136 | 859 | Großglockner1 / MB² |
9 | Marmolada | Italy | 3,343 | 2,131 | 1212 | Großglockner1 / MB² |
10 | Monte Viso | Italy | 3,841 | 2,062 | 1779 | Mont Blanc |
11 | Triglav | Slovenia | 2,864 | 2,052 | 812 | Marmolada1 / MB² |
12 | Barre des Écrins | France | 4,102 | 2,045 | 2057 | Mont Blanc |
13 | Säntis | Switzerland | 2,503 | 2,021 | 482 | Finsteraarhorn1 / MB² |
14 | Ortler | Italy | 3,905 | 1,953 | 1952 | Piz Bernina |
15 | Monte Baldo/Cima Valdritta | Italy | 2,218 | 1,950 | 268 | Ortler1 / MB² |
16 | Gran Paradiso | Italy | 4,061 | 1,891 | 2170 | Mont Blanc |
17 | Pizzo di Coca | Italy | 3,050 | 1,878 | 1172 | Ortler1 / MB² |
18 | Cima Dodici | Italy | 2,336 | 1,874 | 462 | Marmolada1 / MB² |
19 | Dents du Midi | Switzerland | 3,257 | 1,796 | 1461 | Mont Blanc |
20 | Chamechaude | France | 2,082 | 1,771 | 311 | Mont Blanc |
21 | Zugspitze | Germany/ Austria | 2,962 | 1,746 | 1216 | Finsteraarhorn1 / MB² |
22 | Monte Antelao | Italy | 3,264 | 1,735 | 1529 | Marmolada |
23 | Arcalod | France | 2,217 | 1,713 | 504 | Mont Blanc |
24 | Grintovec | Slovenia | 2,558 | 1,706 | 852 | Triglav |
25 | Großer Priel | Austria | 2,515 | 1,700 | 810 | Hoher Dachstein1 / MB² |
26 | Grigna Settentrionale | Italy | 2,409 | 1,686 | 723 | Pizzo di Coca1 / MB² |
27 | Monte Bondone | Italy | 2,180 | 1,679 | 501 | Ortler1 / MB² |
28 | Presanella | Italy | 3,558 | 1,676 | 1882 | Ortler |
29 | Birnhorn | Austria | 2,634 | 1,665 | 969 | Großglockner1 / MB² |
30 | Col Nudo | Italy | 2,471 | 1,644 | 827 | Antelao1 / MB² |
31 | Pointe Percée | France | 2,750 | 1,643 | 1107 | Mont Blanc |
32 | Jôf di Montasio | Italy | 2,753 | 1,597 | 1156 | Triglav |
33 | Polinik | Austria | 2,784 | 1,579 | 1205 | Großglockner1 / MB² |
34 | Tödi | Switzerland | 3,614 | 1,570 | 2044 | Finsteraarhorn |
35 | Birkkarspitze | Austria | 2,749 | 1,569 | 1180 | Zugspitze1 / MB² |
36 | Ellmauer Halt | Austria | 2,344 | 1,551 | 793 | Großglockner1 / MB² |
37 | Grande Tête de l'Obiou | France | 2,790 | 1,542 | 1248 | Barre des Écrins1 / MB² |
38 | Cima Tosa | Italy | 3,173 | 1,521 | 1652 | Presanella1 / MB² |
39 | Hochtor | Austria | 2,369 | 1,520 | 849 | Großglockner1 / MB² |
40 | Grimming | Austria | 2,351 | 1,518 | 833 | Großer Priel |
41 | Grand Combin | Switzerland | 4,314 | 1,517 | 2797 | Monte Rosa |
42 | La Tournette | France | 2,351 | 1,514 | 837 | Pointe Percée1 / MB² |
43 | Zirbitzkogel | Austria | 2,396 | 1,502 | 894 | Großglockner1 / MB² |
44 | Piz Kesch | Switzerland | 3,418 | 1,502 | 1916 | Finsteraarhorn1 / MB² |
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