List of mountains of Valais
This is a list of mountains of the Swiss canton of Valais. Valais is a very mountainous canton and includes the highest mountains of Switzerland. The highest mountain ranges are the Pennine Alps, the Bernese Alps and the Mont Blanc massif. Topographically, the two most important summits of the canton are those of Monte Rosa (most elevated and isolated) and the Finsteraarhorn (most prominent).
The Weisshorn
This list only includes significant summits with a topographic prominence of at least 150 metres (492 ft). There are 271 such summits in Valais and they are found in all 13 districts.[1] All mountain heights and prominences on the list are from the largest-scale maps available.[2]
| District | -1999m | 2000- 2499m | 2500- 2999m | 3000- 3499m | 3500- 3999m | 4000m+ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brig | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 24 |
| Conthey | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Entremont | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 46 |
| Goms | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 49 |
| Hérens | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 31 |
| Leuk | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| Martigny | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Monthey | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Saint-Maurice | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Raron | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 25 |
| Sierre | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
| Sion | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Visp | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 53 |
| Valais | 8 | 15 | 71 | 83 | 67 | 27 | 271 |
List
References
- Christian Thöni, Directory of the mountains of Switzerland
- All mountain heights and prominences are from the 1:25,000 Swisstopo topographic maps.
- The three main sources for first ascent data are:
For the Western Alps; W.A.B. Coolidge, The Alps in nature and history, Methuen & Co, London, 1908.
For the Central Alps; Gottlieb Studer, Über Eis und Schnee: Die höchsten Gipfel der Schweiz und die Geschichte ihrer Besteigung, Volumes 1-3, Schmid & Francke, Bern, 1896-1899.
For the Eastern Alps: Die Erschließung der Ostalpen, Volumes 1-3, German and Austrian Alpine Club, Berlin, 1894.
Given are the years for the first recorded ascents. In many cases local people or surveyors made earlier ascents. In particular, chamois and ibex hunters are expected to have reached many summits. Years in italics indicate that it is known that an earlier ascent was made, for example by the presence of artifacts on top or the summit's prior use as a triangulation point.
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