Southern AlpsRange Type | Bogus mountain grouping for this site | Highest Point | Monte Rosa (4634 m/15,203 ft) | Countries | Italy (154%), Switzerland (46%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area) | States/Provinces | Lombardy (43%), Piedmont (14%), Graubünden (11%), Trentino-Alto Adige (9%), Veneto (7%), Valais (6%), Ticino (5%), Valle d’Aosta (3%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area) | Area | 50,713 sq km / 19,580 sq mi Area may include lowland areas | Extent | 232 km / 144 mi North-South 431 km / 268 mi East-West | Center Lat/Long | 45° 56' N; 9° 45' E | Map Link | Microsoft Bing Map | Search Engines - search the web for "Southern Alps": Wikipedia Search Microsoft Bing Search Google Search Yahoo Search
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Map of Southern Alps Click on red triangle icons for links to other ranges.
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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 Southern Alps. | Alps | Level 2 (Parent) |          Western Alps | Level 3 (Sibling) |          Northern Alps | Level 3 (Sibling) |          Southern Alps | Level 3 |                  Pennine Alps | Level 4 (Child) |                  Lepontine Alps | Level 4 (Child) |                  Rhaetian Alps | Level 4 (Child) |                  Orobie Alps | Level 4 (Child) |                  Ortles | Level 4 (Child) |                  Brenta-Adamello-Garda Group | Level 4 (Child) |          Eastern Alps | Level 3 (Sibling) |
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Major Peaks of the Southern AlpsTen Highest Peaks | Rank | Peak Name | m | ft | Range4 | 1. | Monte Rosa | 4634 | 15,203 | Pennine Alps | 2. | Dom | 4547 | 14,918 | Pennine Alps | 3. | Liskamm | 4533 | 14,872 | Pennine Alps | 4. | Weisshorn | 4506 | 14,783 | Pennine Alps | 5. | Täschhorn | 4491 | 14,734 | Pennine Alps | 6. | Matterhorn | 4478 | 14,692 | Pennine Alps | 7. | Dent Blanche | 4358 | 14,298 | Pennine Alps | 8. | Nadelhorn | 4327 | 14,196 | Pennine Alps | 9. | Corno Nero | 4322 | 14,180 | Pennine Alps | 10. | Grand Combin | 4314 | 14,154 | Pennine Alps | Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included. |
Photos of Peaks in the Southern Alps
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