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Pennine Alps

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Monte Rosa (4634 m/15,203 ft)
Countries	Italy (76%), Switzerland (24%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Piedmont (50%), Valais (24%), Valle d’Aosta (15%), Lombardy (12%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	11,218 sq km / 4,331 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	148 km / 92 mi North-South 174 km / 108 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	45° 41' N; 8° 5' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Pennine Alps
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Pennine Alps.

Southern Alps	Level 3 (Parent)
Pennine Alps	Level 4
Grande Rochére-Fallére Area	Level 5 (Child)
Grand Combin Area	Level 5 (Child)
Otemma Area	Level 5 (Child)
Southwest Zermatt Area	Level 5 (Child)
Weisshorn Group	Level 5 (Child)
Southeast Zermatt Area	Level 5 (Child)
Mischabel	Level 5 (Child)
Weissgrat-San Martino	Level 5 (Child)
Weissmies Group	Level 5 (Child)
Monte Rosa Foothills	Level 5 (Child)
Lepontine Alps	Level 4 (Sibling)
Rhaetian Alps	Level 4 (Sibling)
Orobie Alps	Level 4 (Sibling)
Ortles	Level 4 (Sibling)
Brenta-Adamello-Garda Group	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Pennine Alps

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range5
1.	Monte Rosa	4634	15,203	Southeast Zermatt Area
2.	Dom	4545	14,911	Mischabel
3.	Liskamm	4527	14,852	Southeast Zermatt Area
4.	Weisshorn	4506	14,783	Weisshorn Group
5.	Täschhorn	4491	14,734	Mischabel
6.	Matterhorn	4478	14,692	Southwest Zermatt Area
7.	Dent Blanche	4357	14,295	Weisshorn Group
8.	Nadelhorn	4327	14,196	Mischabel
9.	Corno Nero	4322	14,180	Southeast Zermatt Area
10.	Grand Combin	4314	14,154	Grand Combin Area
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range5
1.	Monte Rosa	4634	15,203	Southeast Zermatt Area
2.	Dom	4545	14,911	Mischabel
3.	Weisshorn	4506	14,783	Weisshorn Group
4.	Matterhorn	4478	14,692	Southwest Zermatt Area
5.	Grand Combin	4314	14,154	Grand Combin Area
6.	Strahlhorn	4190	13,747	Weissgrat-San Martino
7.	Weissmies	4017	13,179	Weissmies Group
8.	La Ruinette	3875	12,713	Otemma Area
9.	Grande Rochere	3326	10,912	Grande Rochére-Fallére Area
10.	Monte Tagliaferro	2964	9724	Monte Rosa Foothills

Photos of Peaks in the Pennine Alps

Monte Rosa: Greg Slayden contemplates the cloud-capped icy majesty of the Monte Rosa massif, high point of the Swiss Alps.

Dom: The Mischabel massif on a crystal clear day, from the slopes of the Fletschhorn. The Dom is the highest summit.

Matterhorn: This unusual view of the Matterhorn showcases it’s sheer east face.

Fletschhorn: The Fletschhorn just misses the 4000-meter mark, but it is still an impressive summit, as seen here on the approach from Weissmies Hut

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