List_of_mountains_of_Switzerland_above_3000_m
This is a list of mountains of Switzerland above 3,000 metres (9,843 ft). This height, in the Alps, approximately corresponds to the level of the climatic snow line. Note that this list includes many secondary summits that are not always considered independent mountains (in the strict sense of the term) but that are mainly of climbing interest. For a list of major summits only, without elevation cut-off, see List of mountains of Switzerland.
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This list only includes significant summits with a topographic prominence of at least 150 metres (492 ft). There are 437 such summits exceeding 3,000 m in Switzerland. They are found in the cantons of Valais, Bern, Graubünden, Uri, Glarus, Ticino, St. Gallen, Obwalden and Vaud.[1] All mountain heights and prominences on the list are from the largest-scale maps available.[2]
Canton | 3000- 3249m | 3250- 3499m | 3500- 3749m | 3750- 3999m | 4000- 4249m | 4250- 4499m | 4500m+ | Total (3000m+) |
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Bern | 18 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
Glarus | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Graubünden | 165 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 211 |
Obwalden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
St. Gallen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Ticino | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Uri | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
Valais | 56 | 27 | 37 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 177 |
Vaud | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Switzerland | 246 | 79 | 48 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 437 |
- Christian Thöni, Directory of the mountains of Switzerland
- The three main sources for first ascent data are:
For the Western Alps; W.A.B. Coolidge, The Alps in nature and history, Methuen & Co, London, 1908.
For the Central Alps; Gottlieb Studer, Über Eis und Schnee: Die höchsten Gipfel der Schweiz und die Geschichte ihrer Besteigung, Volumes 1-3, Schmid & Francke, Bern, 1896-1899.
For the Eastern Alps: Die Erschließung der Ostalpen, Volumes 1-3, German and Austrian Alpine Club, Berlin, 1894.
Given are the years for the first recorded ascents. In many cases local people or surveyors made earlier ascents. In particular, chamois and ibex hunters are expected to have reached many summits. Years in italics indicate that it is known that an earlier ascent was made, for example by the presence of artifacts on top or the summit's prior use as a triangulation point.