Jan 21 2024
Testa Grigia Testa Grigia is a 3,479-meter (11,416-foot) summit in the Pennine Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy. Rising above the vast glacial terrain south of the Matterhorn and west of Klein Matterhorn, it occupies one of the most spectacular high-altitude landscapes in the Alps. The mountain is closely associated with Plateau Rosa, …
Jan 21 2024
Wandfluehorn 🏔️ Overview Wandfluehorn is a 3,589-meter (11,775-foot) mountain in the Pennine Alps of southern Switzerland. Rising in the canton of Valais between the upper Val d’Hérens and the Zermatt region, it forms part of the long high ridge extending south from Dent Blanche toward the main Alpine watershed. Although overshadowed by some of the …
Jan 21 2024
Dent d’Hérens 🏔️ Overview Dent d’Hérens is a formidable 4,175-meter (13,697-foot) mountain in the Pennine Alps, rising directly on the border between Switzerland and Italy. Located west of the Matterhorn, the mountain forms part of the spectacular high Alpine watershed separating Switzerland’s canton of Valais from Italy’s Aosta Valley. Despite standing less than four kilometers …
Jan 21 2024
Punta Maria Cristina | Maria Cristina Peak 🏔️ Overview Punta Maria Cristina is a 3,706-meter (12,159-foot) mountain on the border between Switzerland and Italy in the Pennine Alps. It rises along the rugged high ridge connecting Dent d’Hérens with the Matterhorn, occupying a dramatic position above glaciers on both sides of the international frontier. Compared …
Jan 21 2024
Theodulhorn 🏔️ Overview Theodulhorn is a high Alpine mountain rising to approximately 3,469 meters (11,381 feet) on the border between Switzerland and Italy. Located in the Pennine Alps south of Zermatt and northeast of Breuil-Cervinia, it overlooks the historic Theodul Pass and stands amid the glaciers and ski terrain beneath the Matterhorn. The mountain is …
Jan 21 2024
Furgghorn 🏔️ Overview Furgghorn is a 3,451-meter (11,322-foot) mountain in the Pennine Alps, rising directly on the border between Switzerland and Italy. Known in Italian as Cima del Breuil and in French as Tête du Breuil, it occupies the high ridge southeast of the Matterhorn between Furggen and the Theodulhorn. Although relatively small compared with …
Jan 21 2024
Furggen 🏔️ Overview Furggen is a 3,492-meter (11,457-foot) summit on the border between Switzerland and Italy in the Pennine Alps. Also known as Furgggrat or Furggrat, it forms the highest point of the rugged ridge extending southeast from the Matterhorn toward the Theodulhorn and Theodul Pass. Although Furggen is dwarfed by the 4,478-meter Matterhorn immediately …
Jan 21 2024
Pic Tyndall 🏔️ Overview Pic Tyndall is a 4,241-meter (13,914-foot) subsidiary summit of the Matterhorn, rising on the mountain’s famous southwest ridge directly along the border between Switzerland and Italy. Although it has only about 21 meters of topographic prominence, Pic Tyndall occupies an extraordinary place in Alpine history. Before anyone reached the summit of …
Jan 21 2024
Picco Muzio | Muzio Peak 🏔️ Overview Picco Muzio is a dramatic subsidiary summit of the Matterhorn rising along the mountain’s formidable Furggen Ridge in the Pennine Alps. Traditionally listed at 4,187 meters (13,737 feet), it is one of the lesser-known Alpine summits exceeding 4,000 meters. Modern high-resolution topographic data places the summit slightly higher, …
Jan 20 2024
Kukurtlu Dome 🏔️ Overview Kukurtlu Dome is a 4,978-meter (16,332-foot) subsidiary summit on the western side of the Mount Elbrus massif in the Greater Caucasus of southern Russia. Rising in Karachay-Cherkessia, it forms part of the broad, glaciated western shoulder descending from Elbrus’s 5,642-meter West Summit. Topographically, Kukurtlu Dome is barely independent from Elbrus. It …
