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List of Alpine peaks by prominence

This is a list of the mountains of the Alps, ordered by their topographic prominence. For a list by height, see the list of mountains of the Alps.

Where the island parent and the prominence parent differ, the prominence parent is marked with "1" and the island parent with "²" (with Mont Blanc abbreviated to MB). For definitions of 'island parent' and 'prominence parent', see here.
PeakLocationHeight (m)Prominence (m)Col (m)Parent
Mont Blanc /
4,8104,697113Everest
Großglockner3,7982,4231375Mont Blanc
Finsteraarhorn4,2742,2801994Mont Blanc
Wildspitze3,7682,2611507Finsteraarhorn1 / MB²
Piz Bernina4,0492,2341815Finsteraarhorn1 / MB²
Hochkönig2,9412,181760Großglockner1 / MB²
Dufourspitze4,6342,1652469Mont Blanc
Hoher Dachstein2,9952,136859Großglockner1 / MB²
Marmolada3,3432,1311212Großglockner1 / MB²
Monte Viso3,8412,0621779Mont Blanc
Triglav2,8642,052812Marmolada1 / MB²
Barre des Écrins4,1022,0452057Mont Blanc
Säntis2,5032,021482Finsteraarhorn1 / MB²
Ortler3,9051,9531952Piz Bernina
Monte Baldo/Cima Valdritta2,2181,950268Ortler1 / MB²
Gran Paradiso4,0611,8912170Mont Blanc
Pizzo di Coca3,0501,8781172Ortler1 / MB²
Cima Dodici2,3361,874462Marmolada1 / MB²
Dents du Midi3,2571,7961461Mont Blanc
Chamechaude2,0821,771311Mont Blanc
Zugspitze/ 2,9621,7501212Finsteraarhorn1 / MB²
Monte Antelao3,2641,7351529Marmolada
Pointe d'Arcalod2,2171,713504Mont Blanc
Grintovec2,5581,706852Triglav
Großer Priel2,5151,700810Hoher Dachstein
Grigna Settentrionale2,4091,686723Pizzo di Coca1 / MB²
Monte Bondone2,1801,679501Ortler
Presanella3,5581,6761882Ortler
Birnhorn2,6341,665969Großglockner
Col Nudo2,4711,644827Antelao1 / MB²
Pointe Percée2,7501,6431107Mont Blanc
Montasch2,7531,59711156Triglav
Polinik2,7841,5791205Großglockner
Tödi3,6141,5702044Finsteraarhorn
Birkkarspitze2,7491,5691180Zugspitze
Wilder Kaiser2,3441,551793Großglockner1 / MB²
Grande Tête de l'Obiou2,7901,5421248Barre des Écrins1 / MB²
Cima Tosa3,1731,5211652Presanella1 / Ortler²
Hochtor2,3691,520849Großglockner1 / MB²
Grimming2,3511,518833Großer Priel
Grand Combin4,3141,5172797Dufourspitze
La Tournette2,3511,514837Pointe Percée1 / MB²
Zirbitzkogel2,3961,502894Großglockner
Piz Kesch3,4181,5021916Finsteraarhorn

Sources

*Lists and maps covering all peaks in Europe with 1500m+ prominence
*Lists and/or maps covering all peaks in the world with 1500m+ prominence
*Spreadsheet of peaks in the Alps down to 589m relative height.

See also

*Worldwide list of peaks ranked by prominence
*List of peaks in the British Isles ranked by prominence



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