Northwestern Alps
Mountain range38,993.31 km²
About
northwestern parts of the Alps mountain range in Central Europe
Known names
alternative
Northwest Alps
Main information
12,034
Peaks
4,015
Passes
218
Glaciers
652.77 km²
km²
47
Routes
Child Regions
Bernese Alps
1,274 peaks
273 Passes
83 Glaciers
8 Routes
Glarus Alps
901 peaks
167 Passes
8 Glaciers
Alpes Uri-Glaroneses
391665
Glarus Alps
5171013
Graian Alps
2,062 peaks
987 Passes
47 Glaciers
32 Routes
Alpi Graie Centrali
24812110
Gran Paradiso
434247149
Maurienne
5542271
Mont Blanc massif
3391282023
Vanoise massif
4132134
Lepontine Alps
2,006 peaks
673 Passes
7 Glaciers
Lugano Prealps
466 peaks
146 Passes
Comasche Prealps
312114
Prealpi Varesine
15732
Pennine Alps
2,290 peaks
1,013 Passes
66 Glaciers
4 Routes
Alpes del Mischabel y del Weissmies
380165171
Grand Combin
49022317
Monte Rosa Alps
48729217
Southern Valais Alps
530177
Weisshorn and Matterhorn group
465189263
Savoy Prealps
1,088 peaks
465 Passes
3 Glaciers
3 Routes
Aiguilles Rouges
40173
Aravis Range
11548
Bauges Mountains
13058
Bornes Massif
10745
Chablais Massif
350138
Chartreuse Mountains
11595
Giffre Mountains
255713
Swiss Prealps
2,091 peaks
325 Passes
1 Glaciers
Geographic Location
Administrative Location
Austria:
Vorarlberg
France:
ARA,Ecclesiastical Province of Lyon
Italy:
Aosta Valley,Lombardy,Piedmont
Switzerland:
Appenzell Ausserrhoden,Appenzell Innerrhoden,Bern,canton St. Gallen,canton Vaud,Fribourg,Geneva,Glarus,Grisons,Lucerne,Nidwalden,Obwalden,Schwyz,Ticino,Uri,Wallis,Zug,Zurich
Characteristics
Area
38,993.31 km²
Area Location1 area
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