4810 m n.m.
4697 m
Highest Peaks of the Geographic Units of the Alps
The Alps stretch approximately 1,200 kilometers across 8 countries and collectively contain 60,614 named mountains, the highest and most significant of which is Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco) at an elevation of 4,808 m on the border of France and Italy.
Within the Alps, there are 34 sections as defined by the SOIUSA (International Unified Orographic Subdivision of the Alpine System).
By climbing the highest peaks of these sections, we gain insight into the entire Alps.
List of sections:
Dauphiné Prealps
Dauphiné Alps
Provence Alps and Prealps
Savoy Prealps
Maritime Alps
Ligurian Alps
Cottian Alps
Graian Alps
Pennine Alps
Bernese Alps
Swiss Prealps
Glarus Alps
Lepontine Alps
Lugano Prealps
Bergamasque Alps and Prealps
Western Rhaetian Alps
Eastern Rhaetian Alps
Southern Rhaetian Alps
North Tyrol Limestone Alps
Bavarian Alps
Brescia and Garda Prealps
Venetian Prealps
Dolomites
Western Tauern Alps
Tyrol Schistose Alps
Northern Salzburg Alps
Carnic and Gailtal Alps
Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps
Lower Tauern
Carinthian Styrian Alps & Carinthian Slovenian Alps
Julian Alps and Prealps & Slovene Prealps
Styrian Prealps
Northern Styrian Alps
Northern Lower Austria Alps
Within the Alps, there are 34 sections as defined by the SOIUSA (International Unified Orographic Subdivision of the Alpine System).
By climbing the highest peaks of these sections, we gain insight into the entire Alps.
List of sections:
Dauphiné Prealps
Dauphiné Alps
Provence Alps and Prealps
Savoy Prealps
Maritime Alps
Ligurian Alps
Cottian Alps
Graian Alps
Pennine Alps
Bernese Alps
Swiss Prealps
Glarus Alps
Lepontine Alps
Lugano Prealps
Bergamasque Alps and Prealps
Western Rhaetian Alps
Eastern Rhaetian Alps
Southern Rhaetian Alps
North Tyrol Limestone Alps
Bavarian Alps
Brescia and Garda Prealps
Venetian Prealps
Dolomites
Western Tauern Alps
Tyrol Schistose Alps
Northern Salzburg Alps
Carnic and Gailtal Alps
Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps
Lower Tauern
Carinthian Styrian Alps & Carinthian Slovenian Alps
Julian Alps and Prealps & Slovene Prealps
Styrian Prealps
Northern Styrian Alps
Northern Lower Austria Alps
