This is a list of the mountains of the
Alps
The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Swi ...
, ordered by their
topographic prominence
In topography, prominence (also referred to as autonomous height, relative height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop or relative height in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contou ...
. For a list by height, see the
list of mountains of the Alps
This page tabulates only the most prominent mountains of the Alps, selected for having a topographic prominence of ''at least'' , and all of them exceeding in height. Although the list contains 537 summits, some significant alpine mountains ...
. By descending to 1,500 m of prominence, this list includes all the
Ultras
Ultras are a type of association football fans who are renowned for their fanatical support. The term originated in Italy, but is used worldwide to describe predominantly organised fans of association football teams. The behavioural tende ...
of the Alps. Some famous peaks, such as the
Matterhorn
The (, ; it, Cervino, ; french: Cervin, ; rm, Matterhorn) is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the main watershed and border between Switzerland and Italy. It is a large, near-symmetric pyramidal peak in the extended Monte Rosa area of the ...
and
Eiger, are not Ultras because they are connected to higher mountains by high
cols and therefore do not achieve enough topographic prominence.
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 height" denotes the lowest elevation to which one must descend from a peak in order to reach peaks with higher elevations; note that the elevation of any peak is the sum of its prominence and col. The column "Col location" denotes the pass where the col height is located.
See also
*
Worldwide list of peaks ranked by prominence
*
List of mountains of Switzerland
This article contains a sortable table of many of the major mountains and hills of Switzerland. The table only includes those summits that have a topographic prominence of at least above other points, and ranks them by height and prominence. T ...
(with height and prominence ranking)
*
List of peaks in the British Isles ranked by prominence
*
List of European ultra-prominent peaks
This is a list of all the mountains in Europe with ultra-prominent peaks with topographic prominence greater than . The column "Col" denotes the highest elevation to which one must descend from a peak in order to reach peaks with higher elevations; ...
*
List of the highest European ultra-prominent peaks
References
*Petter Bjørstad, Jonathan de Ferranti, Eberhard Jurgalski, Vasja Kavcic and Aaron Maizlish
Lists and maps covering all peaks in Europe with 1500m+ prominence(2004)
Ultras of the Alps in the Peakbagger database*Eberhard Jurgalski
(2004-2005, 2008).
*Richard Goedeke: ''Giganten der Alpen: Die 20 prominentesten Berge der Alpen.'' Bruckmann Verlag, 2006, .
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Prominence
In topography, prominence (also referred to as autonomous height, relative height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop or relative height in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contou ...
Alpine peaks by prominence