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Western Alps

Range Type	Bogus mountain grouping for this site
Highest Point	Mont Blanc (4810 m/15,781 ft)
Countries	France (151%), Italy (47%), Switzerland (2%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (41%), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (34%), Piedmont (19%), Liguria (2%), Valle d’Aosta (2%), Valais (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	74,952 sq km / 28,939 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	384 km / 239 mi North-South 328 km / 204 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	44° 45' N; 6° 42' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Western Alps
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Alps	Level 2 (Parent)
Western Alps	Level 3
Maritime Alps	Level 4 (Child)
Dauphine Alps	Level 4 (Child)
Cottian Alps	Level 4 (Child)
Savoy Alps	Level 4 (Child)
Graian Alps	Level 4 (Child)
Northern Alps	Level 3 (Sibling)
Southern Alps	Level 3 (Sibling)
Eastern Alps	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Western Alps

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Mont Blanc	4810	15,781	Savoy Alps
2.	Pic Luigi Amadeo	4469	14,662	Savoy Alps
3.	Mont Maudit	4465	14,649	Savoy Alps
4.	Mont Blanc du Tacul	4248	13,937	Savoy Alps
5.	Grand Pilier d'Angle	4243	13,921	Savoy Alps
6.	Grandes Jorasses	4208	13,806	Savoy Alps
7.	Aiguille Verte	4122	13,524	Savoy Alps
8.	Aiguilles du Diable-L'Isolée	4114	13,497	Savoy Alps
9.	Aiguille Blanche	4112	13,491	Savoy Alps
10.	Pointe Croz	4110	13,484	Savoy Alps
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Mont Blanc	4810	15,781	Savoy Alps
2.	Barre des Écrins	4102	13,458	Dauphine Alps
3.	Gran Paradiso	4061	13,323	Graian Alps
4.	Monte Viso	3841	12,602	Cottian Alps
5.	Argentera	3297	10,817	Maritime Alps

Photos of Peaks in the Western Alps

Mont Blanc The summit of Mont Blanc as seen from the Dome du Gouter area, on the standard ascent route (1993-08-17).	Monte Bianco di Courmayeur Italian topographic maps clearly show the France-Italy border passing over the summit of Mont Blanc, as specified by treaty. Click here for larger-size photo.
Grandes Jorasses From the lower Vallée Blanche ski route, the massive Aiguille du Tacul dominates the view. The Aiguille de Rochefort is the pointy peak to the right, and the famous Grandes Jorasses is in the background to the left (1996-03-12).	Barre des Écrins Barre des Ecrins from Dome de Neige des Écrins (2018-08-14). Photo by Ondrej Trocak. Click here for larger-size photo.
Gran Paradiso Gran Paradiso (August 2015) Photo by Herman Kalmer. Click here for larger-size photo.	Gran Paradiso-Il Roc Ascending Gran Paradiso, highest free standing mountain in Italy (August 2015) (2015-08-07). Photo by Herman Kalmer. Click here for larger-size photo.
Aiguille de Rochefort From the lower Vallée Blanche ski route, the massive Aiguille du Tacul dominates the view. The Aiguille de Rochefort is the pointy peak to the right, and the famous Grandes Jorasses is in the background to the left (1996-03-12).	Aiguille du Gouter Ascending the Gouter rib to the old Gouter hut (top). Two groups of climbers are visible: one in the center (red packs) and another between them and the hut (1979-07-15). Photo by Dan Moore. Click here for larger-size photo.
Aiguille du Midi Perhaps the most famous tram ride in the world terminates at the Aiguille du Midi, in the middle of the glacial splendor of the Mont Blanc massif (1996-03-12).	Monte Viso Monte Viso from north (Pian del Re) (2018-08-11). Photo by Ondrej Trocak. Click here for larger-size photo.

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