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Southwest Zermatt Area

Range Type	Bogus mountain grouping for this site
Highest Point	Matterhorn (4478 m/14,692 ft)
Countries	Italy (92%), Switzerland (8%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Valle d’Aosta (92%), Valais (8%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	678 sq km / 262 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	39 km / 24 mi North-South 34 km / 21 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	45° 51' N; 7° 32' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Southwest Zermatt Area
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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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 Southwest Zermatt Area.

Pennine Alps	Level 4 (Parent)
Grande Rochére-Fallére Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
Grand Combin Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
Otemma Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
Southwest Zermatt Area	Level 5
Valpelline-Valtournenche Area	Level 6 (Child)
Matterhorn Group	Level 6 (Child)
Weisshorn Group	Level 5 (Sibling)
Southeast Zermatt Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
Mischabel	Level 5 (Sibling)
Weissgrat-San Martino	Level 5 (Sibling)
Weissmies Group	Level 5 (Sibling)
Monte Rosa Foothills	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Southwest Zermatt Area

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range6
1.	Matterhorn	4478	14,692	Matterhorn Group
2.	Pic Tyndall	4241	13,914	Matterhorn Group
3.	Picco Muzio	4187	13,737	Matterhorn Group
4.	Dent d'Hérens	4174	13,694	Valpelline-Valtournenche Area
5.	Tête Blanche	3707	12,162	Valpelline-Valtournenche Area
6.	Becca de Luseney	3504	11,496	Valpelline-Valtournenche Area
7.	Furggrat	3492	11,457	Matterhorn Group
8.	Theodulhorn	3469	11,381	Matterhorn Group
9.	Furgghorn	3451	11,322	Matterhorn Group
10.	Grand Tournalin	3379	11,086	Matterhorn Group
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	Range6
1.	Matterhorn	4478	14,692	Matterhorn Group
2.	Dent d'Hérens	4174	13,694	Valpelline-Valtournenche Area

Photos of Peaks in the Southwest Zermatt Area

Matterhorn This unusual view of the Matterhorn showcases it’s sheer east face (1993-08).	Dent d'Hérens Dent d'Hérens (2021-07-23). Photo by Ondrej Trocak. Click here for larger-size photo.
Theodulhorn Theodulhorn (flat peak in center of photo) from across the saddle on a cold day (2018-02-20). Photo by Aaron Kissel. Click here for larger-size photo.	Monte Zerbion Monte Zerbion as seen from its N subsummit (2021-07-20). Photo by Filippo Ceragioli. Click here for larger-size photo.

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