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PEAKS AND PASSES]

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Chief Passes of the Graian Alps.

|- |Col de la Grande Rousse (Rhemes Valley to the Val Grisanche), snow (C) ||11,483 |- |Col de Gebroulaz (Arc Valley to Mofitiers Tarentaise), snow (W)||11,385 |- |Col de Monel (Cogne to Locana), snow (E) ||11,247 |- |Col du Grand Paradis (Ceresole to the Val Savaranche), snow (E)||10,988 |- |Col du Charforon (same to same), snow (E)||10,929 |- |Col de Teleccio (Cogne to Locana), snow (E)||10,913 |- |Col de Lauzon (Cogne to the Val Savaranche), bridle path (E) ||10,831 |- |Col du Bouquetin (Bonneval to Val d’Isère), snow (C) ||10,827 |- |Col de St Grat (Val Grisanche to La Thuille), snow (C) ||10,827 |- |Col de l’Herbetet (Cogne to the Val Savaranche), snow (E)||10,686 |- |Col du Collerin (Bessans to Balme), snow (C) ||10,506 |- |Col du Grand Etret (Ceresole to the Val Savaranche), snow (E)||10,361 |- |Col de Bassac (Rhemes Valley to the Val Grisanche), snow (C) ||10,345 |- |Col du Carro (Bonneval to Ceresole), snow (C)||10,302 |- |Col d’Arbole (Comboe to Brissogne), snow (E) ||10,292 |- |Col de la Goletta (Val d’Isère to the Rhemes Valley), snow (C) ||10,237 |- |Col de Rhemes (same to same), snow (C) ||10,174 |- |Col de la Grande Casse (Pralognan to the Premou Glen), snow (W)||10,171 |- |Col de Sea (Bonneval to Forno Alpi Graie), snow (C)||10,115 |- |Col de l’Autaret (Bessans to Usseglio), foot path (C)||10,073 |- |Col de Girard (Bonneval to Forno Alpi Graie), snow (C) ||9,987 |- |Col Rosset (Val Savaranche to the Rhemes Valley), bridle path (C)||9,922 |- |Col d’Arnas (Bessans to Balme), snow (C) ||9,889 |- |Col de la Galise (Ceresole to Val d’Isère), snow (C) ||9,836 |- |Col de Sort (Val Savaranche to the Rhemes Valley), partly bridle path||9,735 |- |Quecees de Tignes (Val d’Isère to Termignon), snow (W) ||9,646 |- |Col della Nouva (Cogne to Pont Canavese), partly bridle path (E) ||9,623 |- |Col de Garin (Aosta to Cogne), foot path (E) ||9,411 |- |Collarin d’Arnas (Balme to Usseglio), snow (C) ||9,351 |- |Finestra del Torrent (Rhemes Valley to the Val Grisanche), foot path ||9,341 |- |Fenêtre de Champorcher (Cogne to Champorcher), bridle path (E) ||9,311 |- |Col de Vaudet (Isère Valley to the Val Grisanche), foot path (C) ||9,305 |- |Col de Bardoney (Cogne to Pont Canavese), snow (E) ||9,295 |- |Col de Chaviere (Modane to Pralognan), foot path (W) ||9,206 |- |Col de la Leisse (Tignes to Termignon), snow (W) ||9,121 |- |Col du Mont Iseran (Bonneval to Val d’Isère), bridle path (C)||9,085 |- |Ghicet di Sea (Balme to Forno Alpi Graie), foot path (C) ||8,973 |- |Col de la Sachette (Tignes to Bourg St Maurice), foot path (W) ||8,954 |- |Col du Palet (Tignes to Moûtiers Tarentaise or Bourg St Maurice), bridle path (W) ||8,721 |- |Col du Mont (Ste Foy to the Val Grisanche), bridle path (C)||8,681 |- |Col de la Croix de Nivolet (Ceresole to the Val Savaranche), bridle path (E)||8,665 |- |Col della Crocetta (Ceresole to Forno Alpi Graie), bridle path (C) ||8,649 |- |Col de la Platière (St Jean de Maurienne to Moûtiers Tarentaise), partly bridle path (W)||8,531 |- |Col de la Vanoise (Pralognan to Termignon), bridle path (W)||8,291 |- |Col des Encombres (St Michel de Maurienne to Moûtiers Tarentaise), bridle path (W) ||7,668 |- |Little St Bernard (Aosta to Moûtiers Tarentaise), carriage road (C)||7,179 |- |Col de la Madeleine (La Chambre to Moûtiers Tarentaise), bridle path (W) ||6,509 |}

5. Pennine Alps (from the Little St Bernard to the Simplon Pass). This range contains all the highest peaks in the Alps, save the Finsteraarhorn (14,026) in the Bernese Oberland.

Chief Peaks of the Pennine Alps.

Mont Blanc15,782Aiguille du Midi12,609
Monte Rosa (Dufourspitz)15,217Tour Noir12,586
Nord End (Monte Rosa)15,132Aiguille des Glaciers12,579
Dom (Mischabelhorner)14,942Mont Dolent12,543
Lyskamm14,889Aiguille du Chardonnet12,540
Weisshorn14,804Cima di Jazzi12,527
Matterhorn14,782Balfrin12,474
Taschhorn14,758Pigne d’Arolla12,471
Mont Maudit14,669Mont Velan12,353
Dent Blanche14,318Aiguille du Dru12,320
Dome du Gouter14,210Tete Blanche12,304
Grand Combin14,164L’Eveque12,264
Castor13,879Mont Pleureur12,159
Zinal Rothhorn13,856Dome de Miage12,100
Alphubel13,803Lo Besso12,058
Grandes Jorasses13,797Aiguille de la Za12,051
Rimpfischhorn13,790Mont Collon11,956
Strahlhorn13,751Diablons11,828
Mont Blanc de Seilon12,700

Chief Passes of the Pennine Alps.

Sesiajoch (Zermatt to Alagna), snow14,515
Col de la Brenva (Courmayeur to Chamonix), snow14,217
Domjoch (Randa to Saas), snow14,062
Lysjoch (Zermatt to Gressoney), snow14,033
Mischabeljoch (Zermatt to Saas), snow12,651
Alphubel Pass (same to same), snow12,474
Adler Pass (same to same), snow12,461
Moming Pass (Zermatt to Zinal), snow12,287
Schwarzthor (Zermatt to Ayas), snow12,274
Col de Triolet (Chamonix to Courmayeur), snow12,110
Ried Pass (St Niklaus to Saas), snow11,800
New Weissthor (Zermatt to Macugnaga), snow11,746
Allalin Pass (Zermatt to Saas), snow11,713
Col de Valpelline (Zermatt to Aosta), snow11,687
Biesjoch (Randa to Turtmann), snow11,644
Triftjoch (Zermatt to Zinal), snow11,615
Col d’Argentiere (Chamonix to Orsieres), snow11,536
Col du Sonadon (Bourg St Pierre to the Val de Bagnes), snow 11,447
Col de Talefre (Chamonix to Courmayeur), snow11,430
Col d’Herens (Zermatt to Evolena), snow11,418
Col Durand (Zermatt to Zinal), snow11,398
Col des Maisons Blanches (Bourg St Pierre to the Val de Bagnes), snow11,241
Col de Bertol (Arolla to the Col d’Herens), snow11,200
Col de Miage (Contamines to Courmayeur), snow11,077
Col du Geant (Chamonix to Courmayeur), snow11,060
Col du Mont Rouge (Val de Bagnes to the Val d’Heremence), snow10,962
Col du Chardonnet (Chamonix to Orsieres), snow10,909
Col de St Theodule (Zermatt to Chatillon), snow10,899
Col du Tour (Chamonix to Orsieres), snow10,762
Fenetre de Saleinaz (Saleinaz Glacier to Trient Glacier), snow10,709
Col de Tracuit (Zinal to Turtmann), snow10,670
Zwischbergen Pass (Saas to Gondo), snow10,657
Col d’Oren (Val de Bagnes to the Valpelline), snow10,637
Col de Seilon (Val de Bagnes to the Val d’Heremence), snow10,499
Col du Cret (Val de Bagnes to the Val d’Heremence), snow10,329
Col de Valcournera (Val Tournanche to the Valpelline), snow10,325
Col de Collon (Arolla to Aosta), snow10,270
Col de Valsorey (Bourg St Pierre to Aosta), snow10,214
Col de Chermontane (Val de Bagnes to Arolla), snow10,119
Cimes Blanches (Val Tournanche to Ayas), bridle path9,777
Col de Torrent (Evolena to the Val de Torrent), bridle path9,593
Augstbord Pass (St Niklaus to Turtmann), bridle path9,492
Col de Crete Seche (Val de Bagnes to the Valpelline), snow9,475
Col de Breuil (Bourg St Maurice to La Thuille), snow9,446
Col d'Olen (Alagna to Gressoney), bridle path9,420
Monte Moro (Saas to Macugnaga), partly bridle path9,390
Pas de Chevres (Arolla to the Val d’Heremence), foot path9,354
Antrona Pass (Saas to Antrona), partly bridle path9,331
Col de Sorebois (Zinal to the Val de Torrent), bridle path9,269
Col de Vessona (Valpelline to the St Barthelemy Glen), foot path9,167
Col de Fenetre (Val de Bagnes to Aosta), bridle path9,141
Z’Meiden Pass (Zinal to Turtmann), bridle path9,095
Col de la Seigne (Chapieux to Courmayeur) bridle path8,242
Col de Susanfe (Champery to Salvan), foot path8,202
Col du Bonhomme (Contamines to Chapieux), bridle path8,147
Col de Valdobbia (Gressoney to the Val Sesia), bridle path8,134
Great St Bernard (Martigny to Aosta), carriage road8,111
Col de Sagerou (Sixt to Champery), foot path7,917
Col de Moud (Alagna to Rima and Varallo), bridle path7,622
Col d’Anterne (Sixt to Servos), bridle path7,425
Col d’Egua (Rima to the Val Anzasca), bridle path7,336
Col de Balme (Chamonix to the Trient Valley), bridle path7,221
Simplon Pass (Brieg to Domo d’Ossola), carriage road over, railway tunnel beneath6,592
Col de Checouri (Courmayeur to the Lac de Combal),bridle path6,431
Baranca Pass (Varallo to the Val Anzasca), bridle path5,971
Col de Voza (Chamonix to Contamines), bridle path5,496
Col de la Forclaz (Chamonix to St Gervais), bridle path5,105
Col de la Forclaz (Trient Valley to Martigny), carriage road4,987
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