Mountains above 4000 meter in The Alps.

There are 51 summits in the Alps above 4000 meter ranked with a primary factor of 100 meter.
UIAA defined in 1994, an "official" list of 82 4000 meter alps, these are included below with 31 unranked summits (marked NR). Previously, 61 summits were recognized, these are all among the 82, except for Balmenhorn (primary factor 12 m) that has been demoted to a "top".
One could still argue that the UIAA list is a bit arbitrary, there exist summits with a primary factor of 40 meter (example: Grand Gendarme on Rimpfischhorn) that are not included, while Puenta Giordani with only 5 meter of prominence has been included.

A "real" mountain is defined to have a minimal drop (before one can ascend something higher) of at least 100 meter.

Two stars behind the rank means that I have climbed it (2/51, 3/82).

RankNameHeightPrimary factorDifficulty
1** Mount Blanc 4810 4697 PD
NR Mount Blanc de Courmayeur 4748 18 PD
2 Dufourspitze 4634 2165 PD
NR Nordend 4609 94 PD+
3 Zumsteinspitze 4563 111 F
4 Signalkuppe 4556 102 F
5 Dom 4545 1018 PD
6 Liskamm (east) 4527 376 AD
7 Weisshorn 4505 1055 AD
8 Taschhorn 4490 209 AD
NR Liskamm (west) 4479 62 PD
9 Matterhorn 4478 1164 AD-
NR Mount Blanc, Pic Luigi Amedeo 4469 35AD+
10 Mont Maudit 4465 162 PD
11 Parrotspitze 4436 136 PD
12 Dent Blanche 4356 897 AD
NR Ludwigshohe 4341 58 F
13 Nadelhorn 4327 206 PD
NR Schwarzhorn 4322 50 PD
14 Grand Combin 4314 1517 PD+
NR** Mont Blanc, Dome du Gouter 4304 58 PD
NR Lenzspitze 4294 90 PD
15 Finsteraarhorn 4273 2108 PD
16 Mont Blanc du Tacul 4247 213 PD
NR Mont Blanc, Grand Pilier d'Angle 4243 15 D+
NR Stecknadelhorn 4241 25 AD-
17 Castor 4228 165 PD
18 Zinalrothorn 4221 471 AD-
NR Hohberghorn 4219 77 PD
19 Vincent Piramide 4215 128 PD
20 Grandes Jorasses 4208 843 AD-
21 Alphubel 4206 355 PD
22 Rimpfischhorn 4199 410 PD+
23 Aletschhorn 4195 1017 PD
24 Strahlhorn 4190 401 PD
NR Grand Combin de Valsorey 4184 52 PD+
NR Grandes Jorasses, Point Whymper 4184 40 AD-
25 Dent d'Herens 4171 692 PD
26 Breithorn (west) 4164 433 PD-
NR Breithorn (central) 4159 83 F+
27 Jungfrau 4158 684 PD+
28** Bishorn 4153 120 F
NR Combin de Tsessette 4141 55 PD+
29 Breithorn Twin (west) 4139 117PD-
30 Aiguille Verte 4122 579 AD
NR Mont Blanc du Tacul, L'Isolee 4114 36 D+
31 Aiguille Blanche 4112 178 D+
NR Grandes Jorasses, Pointe Croz 4110 20 AD
NR Mont Blanc du Tacul, Pointe Carmen 4109 54 D+
32 Monch 4107 415 PD
NR Breithorn Twin (east) 4106 40PD+
NR Grande Rocheuse 4102 70 AD
33 Barre des Ecrins 4101 2043 PD
NR Mont Blanc du Tacul, Pointe Mediane 4097 25 D+
34 Pollux 4092 247 PD
35 Schreckhorn 4078 788 AD+
NR Breithorn Schwarzfluh 4075 20PD
NR Mont Blanc du Tacul, Pointe Chaubert 4074 57 D+
NR Grandes Jorasses, Pointe Marguerite 4066 30 D
NR Mont Blanc du Tacul, Corne du Diable 4064 17 D+
36 Obergabelhorn 4063 405 AD
37 Gran Paradiso 4061 1879 F+
NR Mont Brouillard 4053 39 AD
38 Aiguille de Bionnassay 4052 160 PD+
39 Piz Bernina 4049 2234 PD
40 Gross Fiescherhorn 4049 391 PD
NR Punta Giordani 4046 5 PD
NR Grandes Jorasses, Pointe Helene 4045 20 AD
41 Gross Grunhorn 4044 305 AD-
42 Lauteraarhorn 4042 128 AD+
NR Aiguille du Jardin 4035 37 D
43 Durrenhorn 4035 119 PD
44 Allalinhorn 4027 265 PD
45 Hinter Fiescherhorn 4025 102 PD
46 Weissmies 4023 1185 PD
47 Dome de Rochefort 4015 190 AD
NR Dome de Neige (Barre des Ecrins)401540 F-
48 Dent du Geant 4013 139 AD
NR Punta Baretti 4013 56 PD
49 Lagginhorn 4010 511 PD
50 Aiguille de Rochefort 4001 106 AD
51 Les Droites 4000 204 AD

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