Western AlpsRange Type | Bogus mountain grouping for this site | Highest Point | Mont Blanc (4810 m/15,781 ft) | Countries | France (75%), Italy (24%), Switzerland (1%) (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 | Search Engines - search the web for "Western Alps": Wikipedia Search Microsoft Bing Search Google Search Yahoo Search
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Map of Western Alps Click on red triangle icons for links to other ranges.
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| Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Western Alps. | 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) |
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Major Peaks of the Western AlpsTen 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. |
Photos of Peaks in the Western Alps
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