Alpine 4000-meter PeaksShowing Edward Whymper's first ascent dates for climbed peaks| Rank | Peak | Elev-Ft (Avg) | Prom-Ft (Avg) | Range (Level 4) | Isol-Mi | Ascent Date |
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| 1. | Mont Blanc | 15,781 | 15,410 | Savoy Alps | 1747.3 | | | 2. | Finsteraarhorn | 14,022 | 7480 | Berner Oberland | 32.1 | | | 3. | Piz Bernina | 13,284 | 7329 | Rhaetian Alps | 85.7 | | | 4. | Monte Rosa | 15,203 | 7103 | Pennine Alps | 48.7 | | | 5. | Barre des Écrins | 13,458 | 6706 | Dauphine Alps | 66.8 | 1864-06-24 | | 6. | Gran Paradiso | 13,323 | 6164 | Graian Alps | 27.7 | | | 7. | Grand Combin | 14,154 | 4977 | Pennine Alps | 16.5 | | | 8. | Weisshorn | 14,783 | 3900 | Pennine Alps | 6.9 | | | 9. | Weissmies | 13,179 | 3868 | Pennine Alps | 7.1 | | | 10. | Dom | 14,911 | 3431 | Pennine Alps | 10.5 | | | 11. | Matterhorn | 14,692 | 3370 | Pennine Alps | 8.6 | 1865-07-14 | | 12. | Aletschhorn | 13,757 | 3330 | Berner Oberland | 8.0 | | | 13. | Dent Blanche | 14,295 | 2937 | Pennine Alps | 4.6 | 1865-06 | | 14. | Grandes Jorasses | 13,806 | 2766 | Savoy Alps | 4.9 | | | 15. | Schreckhorn | 13,379 | 2585 | Berner Oberland | 3.7 | | | 16. | Dent d’Hérens | 13,684 | 2270 | Pennine Alps | 2.6 | | | 17. | Aiguille Verte | 13,524 | 2261 | Savoy Alps | 4.6 | 1865-06-29 | | 18. | Jungfrau | 13,642 | 2254 | Berner Oberland | 5.2 | | | 19. | Rimpfischhorn | 13,776 | 2106 | Pennine Alps | 2.9 | | | 20. | Mönch | 13,474 | 1916 | Berner Oberland | 2.2 | | | 21. | Ober Gabelhorn | 13,330 | 1758 | Pennine Alps | 2.1 | | | 22. | Lagginhorn | 13,156 | 1676 | Pennine Alps | 2.1 | | | 23. | Zinalrothorn | 13,848 | 1545 | Pennine Alps | 2.8 | | | 24. | Breithorn | 13,661 | 1420 | Pennine Alps | 2.6 | | | 25. | Strahlhorn | 13,747 | 1316 | Pennine Alps | 1.1 | | | 26. | Gross-Fiescherhorn | 13,284 | 1283 | Berner Oberland | 3.1 | | | 27. | Liskamm | 14,852 | 1233 | Pennine Alps | 1.8 | | | 28. | Alphubel | 13,799 | 1164 | Pennine Alps | 1.5 | | | 29. | Gross-Grünhorn | 13,268 | 1001 | Berner Oberland | 1.5 | | | 30. | Allalinhorn | 13,212 | 869 | Pennine Alps | 1.7 | | | 31. | Pollux | 13,425 | 810 | Pennine Alps | .6 | | | 32. | Mont Blanc du Tacul | 13,937 | 699 | Savoy Alps | .9 | | | 33. | Täschhorn | 14,734 | 689 | Pennine Alps | .7 | | | 34. | Nadelhorn | 14,196 | 676 | Pennine Alps | 1.1 | | | 35. | Les Droites | 13,123 | 669 | Savoy Alps | .7 | | | 36. | Dome de Rochefort | 13,173 | 624 | Savoy Alps | .5 | | | 37. | Aiguille Blanche | 13,491 | 584 | Savoy Alps | .3 | | | 38. | Castor | 13,871 | 541 | Pennine Alps | 1.5 | | | 39. | Mont Maudit | 14,649 | 532 | Savoy Alps | 1.2 | | | 40. | Aiguille de Bionassay | 13,294 | 525 | Savoy Alps | 1.3 | | | 41. | Dent du Géant | 13,166 | 456 | Savoy Alps | .8 | | | 42. | Parrotspitze | 14,541 | 447 | Pennine Alps | .6 | | | 43. | Piramide Vincent | 13,829 | 420 | Pennine Alps | .5 | | | 44. | Lauteraarhorn | 13,261 | 420 | Berner Oberland | .7 | | | 45. | Bishorn | 13,625 | 393 | Pennine Alps | .8 | | | 46. | Dürrenhorn | 13,238 | 390 | Pennine Alps | .6 | | | 47. | Zumsteinspitze | 14,970 | 360 | Pennine Alps | .3 | | | 48. | Aiguille de Rochefort | 13,127 | 348 | Savoy Alps | .4 | | | 49. | Signalkuppe | 14,941 | 335 | Pennine Alps | .4 | | | 50. | Hinter-Fiescherhorn | 13,205 | 334 | Berner Oberland | .5 | |
Front Runners List: Click here to see list completion progress by climbers that log their climbs using Peakbagger.com. Compare Climbers: Click here to compare ascents of up to 5 climbers working on this list. List DescriptionThis list was inspired by Richard Goedeke's guidebook The Alpine 4000m Peaks - by the Classic Routes, and many of the prominence numbers come from an early edition of this seminal work. Selected Guidebook(s) for this List The Alpine 4000m Peaks by the Classic Routes (Goedeke)
Caution: These books feature many of the peaks on this list, but may not have information on all of them.
Map Showing Location of Peaks = Peaks climbed by Edward Whymper = Unclimbed peaks Click on a peak to see its name and a clickable link.(Map only shows peaks ranked by clean prominence)
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