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Southern Alps

Range 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
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Map of Southern Alps
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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)

Major Peaks of the Southern Alps

Ten 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	4357	14,295	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.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Monte Rosa	4634	15,203	Pennine Alps
2.	Piz Bernina	4049	13,284	Rhaetian Alps
3.	Ortles	3905	12,812	Ortles
4.	Cima Presanella	3558	11,673	Brenta-Adamello-Garda Group
5.	Monte Leone	3552	11,654	Lepontine Alps
6.	Pizzo di Coca	3050	10,007	Orobie Alps

Photos of Peaks in the Southern Alps

Monte Rosa Greg Slayden contemplates the cloud-capped icy majesty of the Monte Rosa massif, high point of the Swiss Alps (1993-08-14).	Nordend Nordend from the Dufourspitze (2010-07-31). Photo by Robert Garneau. Click here for larger-size photo.
Dom The Mischabel massif on a crystal clear day, from the slopes of the Fletschhorn. The Dom is the highest summit (1993-08-21).	Matterhorn This unusual view of the Matterhorn showcases it’s sheer east face (1993-08).
Castor Castor as seen from the Breithron (2015-07-11). Photo by Aaron Kissel. Click here for larger-size photo.	Strahlhorn Aletsch Glacier from the summit of the Eggishorn (2012-08-22). Photo by Jonas Abdo. Click here for larger-size photo.
Breithorn Breithorn (L) and Matterhorn (R) from Monte Rosa at sunrise (2010-07-31). Photo by Robert Garneau. Click here for larger-size photo.	Bishorn Ascending the northeast ridge (1978-08-20). Photo by Dan Moore. Click here for larger-size photo.
Piz Bernina Climbers traversing the summit ridge from Piz Alv to Piz Bernina in high winds on the Biancograt Route (2012-07-23). Photo by Robert Garneau. Click here for larger-size photo.	Allalinhorn Climbers ascending the Allalinhorn. Mountains in distant background L to R are Dufourspitze, Liskamm, Castor, Pollux and Breithorn (2010-08-06). Photo by Robert Garneau. Click here for larger-size photo.

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