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The 26 summits of the Monte Rosa Alps
The Monte Rosa Alps runs through Switzerland, and this is all of it: 26 catalogued summits, from Dufourspitze at 4 634 m down to Torre di Castelfranco at 3 629 m — 1 005 m between the first and the last, spread over roughly 16 km around 45.9° N, 7.8° E.
A range this size is climbed in two tiers. The main ridge is the first 18 — the summits within a sixth of the highest, and the goal wayly puts in front of you first. The whole range counts only once every one of the 26 is walked over.
The list is not hand-typed. wayly resolves it from the range itself against its summit catalogue — foothills under 60% of the highest left out, one summit mapped twice kept once — so it follows the mountains rather than someone's memory. And it fills itself in: a summit counts when a walk you recorded takes you over the top of it, not when you remember to tick a box.
The main ridge
Questions
What is the highest peak of the Monte Rosa Alps?
Dufourspitze, at 4 634 m — the highest of the 26 summits of the range.
How many summits does the Monte Rosa Alps have?
26 catalogued summits, from Dufourspitze (4 634 m) down to Torre di Castelfranco (3 629 m). The first 18 are the main ridge — the tier wayly asks you to finish before the whole range counts.
Where is the Monte Rosa Alps?
In Switzerland, around 45.9° N, 7.8° E. The summits on this list are spread over about 16 km.
