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).
Rank | Name | Height | Primary factor | Difficulty |
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 | 35 | AD+ |
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 | 117 | PD- |
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 | 40 | PD+ |
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 | 20 | PD |
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) | 4015 | 40 | 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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