The chief peaks of this range, from the Little St Bernard to the Simplon Pass, are:
Peaks
Name | meters | feet | Name
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The chief passes of the Pennine Alps' from the Little St Bernard to the Simplon Pass' are:
Passes
Mountain pass | location | type (as of 1911) | elevation | |
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Sesiajoch | Zermatt to Alagna | snow | 4424 | 14'515 |
Col de la Brenva | Courmayeur to Chamonix | snow | 4333 | 14'217 |
Domjoch | Randa to Saas | snow | 4286 | 14'062 |
Lysjoch | Zermatt to Gressoney | snow | 4277 | 14'033 |
Mischabeljoch | Zermatt to Saas | snow | 3856 | 12'651 |
Alphubel Pass | same to same | snow | 3802 | 12'474 |
Adler Pass | same to same | snow | 3798 | 12'461 |
Moming Pass | Zermatt to Zinal | snow | 3745 | 12'287 |
Schwarzthor | Zermatt to Ayas | snow | 3741 | 12'274 |
Col de Triolet | Chamonix to Courmayeur | snow | 3691 | 12'110 |
Ried Pass | St Niklaus to Saas | snow | 3597 | 11'800 |
New Weissthor | Zermatt to Macugnaga | snow | 3580 | 11'746 |
Allalin Pass | Zermatt to Saas | snow | 3570 | 11'713 |
Col de Valpelline | Zermatt to Aosta | snow | 3562 | 11'687 |
Biesjoch | Randa to Turtmann | snow | 3549 | 11'644 |
Triftjoch | Zermatt to Zinal | snow | 3540 | 11'615 |
Col d'Argentiere | Chamonix to Orsieres | snow | 3516 | 11'536 |
Col du Sonadon | Bourg St Pierre to the Val de Bagnes | snow | 3489 | 11'447 |
Col de Talefre | Chamonix to Courmayeur | snow | 3484 | 11'430 |
Col d'Herens | Zermatt to Evolena | snow | 3480 | 11'418 |
Col Durand | Zermatt to Zinal | snow | 3474 | 11'398 |
Col des Maisons Blanches | Bourg St Pierre to the Val de Bagnes | snow | 3426 | 11'241 |
Col de Bertol | Arolla to the Col d'Herens | snow | 3414 | 11'200 |
Col de Miage | Contamines to Courmayeur | snow | 3376 | 11'077 |
Col du Geant | Chamonix to Courmayeur | snow | 3371 | 11'060 |
Col du Mont Rouge | Val de Bagnes to the Val d'Heremence | snow | 3341 | 10'962 |
Col du Chardonnet | Chamonix to Orsieres | snow | 3325 | 10'909 |
Col de St Theodule | Zermatt to Chatillon | snow | 3322 | 10'899 |
Col du Tour | Chamonix to Orsieres | snow | 3280 | 10'762 |
Fenetre de Saleinaz | Saleinaz Glacier to Trient Glacier | snow | 3264 | 10'709 |
Col de Tracuit | Zinal to Turtmann | snow | 3252 | 10'670 |
Zwischbergen Pass | Saas to Gondo | snow | 3248 | 10'657 |
Col d'Oren | Val de Bagnes to the Valpelline | snow | 3242 | 10'637 |
Col de Seilon | Val de Bagnes to the Val d'Heremence | snow | 3200 | 10'499 |
Col du Cret | Val de Bagnes to the Val d'Heremence | snow | 3148 | 10'329 |
Col de Valcournera | Val Tournanche to the Valpelline | snow | 3147 | 10'325 |
Col de Collon | Arolla to Aosta | snow | 3130 | 10'270 |
Col de Valsorey | Bourg St Pierre to Aosta | snow | 3113 | 10'214 |
Col de Chermontane | Val de Bagnes to Arolla | snow | 3084 | 10'119 |
Cimes Blanches | Val Tournanche to Ayas | bridle path | 2980 | 9777 |
Col de Torrent | Evolena to the Val de Torrent | bridle path | 2924 | 9593 |
Augstbord Pass | St Niklaus to Turtmann | bridle path | 2893 | 9492 |
Col de Crete Seche | Val de Bagnes to the Valpelline | snow | 2888 | 9475 |
Col de Breuil | Bourg St Maurice to La Thuille | snow | 2879 | 9446 |
Col d'Olen | Alagna to Gressoney | bridle path | 2871 | 9420 |
Monte Moro | Saas to Macugnaga | partly bridle path | 2862 | 9390 |
Pas de Chevres | Arolla to the Val d'Heremence | foot path | 2851 | 9354 |
Antrona Pass | Saas to Antrona | partly bridle path | 2844 | 9331 |
Col de Sorebois | Zinal to the Val de Torrent | bridle path | 2825 | 9269 |
Col de Vessona | Valpelline to the St Barthelemy Glen | foot path
| 2794 | 9167 |
Col de Fenetre | Val de Bagnes to Aosta | bridle path | 2786 | 9141 |
Z'Meiden Pass | Zinal to Turtmann | bridle path | 2772 | 9095 |
Turlo Pass | Alagna to Macugnaga | foot path | 2736 | 8977 |
Col de Fenetre | Great St Bernard to the Swiss Val Ferret | bridle path | 2699 | 8855 |
Bettafurka | Ayas to Gressoney | bridle path | 2676 | 8780 |
Col du Mont Tondu | Contamines to Courmayeur | snow | 2590 | 8498 |
Col Serena | Great St Bernard to Courmayeur | foot path | 2538 | 8327 |
Col Ferret | Courmayeur to Orsieres | carriage road in progress | 2533 | 8311 |
Col de la Seigne | Chapieux to Courmayeur | bridle path | 2512 | 8242 |
Col de Susanfe | Champery to Salvan | foot path | 2500 | 8202 |
Col du Bonhomme | Contamines to Chapieux | bridle path | 2483 | 8147 |
Col de Valdobbia | Gressoney to the Val Sesia | bridle path | 2479 | 8134 |
Great St Bernard | Martigny to Aosta | carriage road | 2472 | 8111 |
Col de Sagerou | Sixt to Champery | foot path | 2413 | 7917 |
Col de Moud | Alagna to Rima and Varallo | bridle path | 2323 | 7622 |
Col d'Anterne | Sixt to Servos | bridle path | 2263 | 7425 |
Col d'Egua | Rima to the Val Anzasca | bridle path | 2236 | 7336 |
Col de Balme | Chamonix to the Trient Valley | bridle path | 2201 | 7221 |
Simplon Pass | Brig to Domodossola | carriage road over' railway tunnel beneath | 2009 | 6592 |
Col de Checouri | Courmayeur to the Lac de Combal | bridle path | 1960 | 6431 |
Baranca Pass | Varallo to the Val Anzasca | bridle path | 1820 | 5971 |
Col de Voza | Chamonix to Contamines | bridle path | 1675 | 5496 |
Col de la Forclaz | Chamonix to St Gervais | bridle path | 1556 | 5105 |
Col de la Forclaz | Trient Valley to Martigny | carriage road | 1520 | 4987 |