Jan 21 2024
Mount Vancouver | Good Neighbor Peak (South Summit) Mount Vancouver is a massive, heavily glaciated summit in the Saint Elias Mountains, rising in the remote borderlands of Canada’s Yukon Territory and Alaska. The mountain’s principal northern summit reaches approximately 15,787 feet (4,812 meters) and lies within Kluane National Park and Reserve in Yukon, while its …
Jan 21 2024
Punta Maquignaz Punta Maquignaz, also known in French as Pointe Maquignaz, is a 3,801-meter (12,470-foot) alpine summit on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It rises along the dramatic east ridge of Dent d’HĂ©rens in the Pennine Alps, only a few kilometers west of the Matterhorn. Rather than being an isolated mountain, Punta Maquignaz forms …
Jan 21 2024
Castor 🏔️ Overview Castor is a striking 4,223-meter (13,855-foot) mountain in the Pennine Alps, rising along the high Alpine frontier between Switzerland’s canton of Valais and Italy’s Aosta Valley. Together with nearby Pollux, it forms the famous pair of summits known as the “Twins,” named for Castor and Pollux of classical mythology. Of the two …
Jan 21 2024
Breithorn (Western Summit) Rising above the glaciers east of the Matterhorn, the Breithorn’s Western Summit is one of the most recognizable 4,000-meter peaks in the Pennine Alps. At 4,164 meters (13,661 feet), it is the highest point of the broad, heavily glaciated Breithorn ridge on the border between Switzerland and Italy. The mountain has an …
Jan 21 2024
Klein Matterhorn Klein Matterhorn is a dramatic high-Alpine summit above Zermatt in Switzerland’s canton of Valais. Rising beside the glaciers south of the village and immediately west of the Breithorn, the mountain is famous for something unusual: visitors can travel almost all the way to its summit by cable car. The tourist complex on the …
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’HĂ©rens 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’HĂ©rens 🏔️ Overview Dent d’HĂ©rens 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’HĂ©rens 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 …
