List of Alpine peaks by prominence
This is a list of the mountains of the Alps, ordered by their topographic prominence. For a list by height, see the list of mountains of the Alps. By descending to 1500m of prominence, this list includes all the Ultras of the Alps. Some famous peaks, such as the Matterhorn and Eiger, are not Ultras because they are connected to higher mountains by high cols and therefore do not achieve enough topographic prominence.
Where the prominence parent and the island parent differ, the prominence parent is marked with "1" and the island parent with "2". The column "Col height" denotes the lowest elevation to which one must descend from a peak in order to reach peaks with higher elevations; note that the elevation of any peak is the sum of its prominence and col. The column "Col location" denotes the pass where the col height is located.
No | Peak | Location | Elevation | Prominence | Col height | Col location | Parent |
1 | Mont Blanc | / | 4,810 | 4,697 | 113 | ![]() | Mount Everest |
2 | Großglockner | 3,798 | 2,423 | 1375 | ![]() ![]() | Mont Blanc | |
3 | Finsteraarhorn | 4,274 | 2,280 | 1994 | ![]() | Mont Blanc | |
4 | Wildspitze | 3,768 | 2,261 | 1507 | ![]() ![]() | Finsteraarhorn1 / MB2 | |
5 | Piz Bernina | 4,049 | 2,234 | 1815 | ![]() | Finsteraarhorn1 / MB2 | |
6 | Hochkönig | 2,941 | 2,181 | 760 | ![]() | Großglockner1 / MB2 | |
7 | Dufourspitze | 4,634 | 2,165 | 2469 | ![]() ![]() | Mont Blanc | |
8 | Hoher Dachstein | 2,995 | 2,136 | 859 | ![]() | Großglockner1 / MB2 | |
9 | Marmolada | 3,343 | 2,131 | 1212 | ![]() | Großglockner1 / MB2 | |
10 | Monte Viso | 3,841 | 2,062 | 1779 | ![]() ![]() | Mont Blanc | |
11 | Triglav | 2,864 | 2,052 | 812 | ![]() | Marmolada1 / MB2 | |
12 | Barre des Écrins | 4,102 | 2,045 | 2057 | ![]() | Mont Blanc | |
13 | Säntis | 2,503 | 2,021 | 482 | ![]() | Finsteraarhorn1 / MB2 | |
14 | Ortler | 3,905 | 1,953 | 1952 | ![]() | Piz Bernina | |
15 | Monte Baldo/Cima Valdritta | 2,218 | 1,950 | 268 | ![]() | Ortler1 / MB2 | |
16 | Gran Paradiso | 4,061 | 1,891 | 2170 | ![]() ![]() | Mont Blanc | |
17 | Pizzo di Coca | 3,050 | 1,878 | 1172 | ![]() | Ortler1 / MB2 | |
18 | Cima Dodici | 2,336 | 1,874 | 462 | ![]() | Marmolada1 / MB2 | |
19 | Dents du Midi | 3,257 | 1,796 | 1461 | ![]() | Mont Blanc | |
20 | Chamechaude | 2,082 | 1,771 | 311 | ![]() | Mont Blanc | |
21 | Zugspitze | / | 2,962 | 1,746 | 1216 | ![]() | Finsteraarhorn1 / MB2 |
22 | Monte Antelao | 3,264 | 1,735 | 1529 | ![]() | Marmolada | |
23 | Arcalod | 2,217 | 1,713 | 504 | ![]() | Mont Blanc | |
24 | Grintovec | 2,558 | 1,706 | 852 | ![]() | Triglav | |
25 | Großer Priel | 2,515 | 1,700 | 810 | ![]() | Hoher Dachstein1 / MB2 | |
26 | Grigna Settentrionale | 2,409 | 1,686 | 723 | ![]() | Pizzo di Coca1 / MB2 | |
27 | Monte Bondone | 2,180 | 1,679 | 501 | ![]() | Ortler1 / MB2 | |
28 | Presanella | 3,558 | 1,676 | 1882 | ![]() | Ortler | |
29 | Birnhorn | 2,634 | 1,665 | 969 | ![]() | Großglockner1 / MB2 | |
30 | Col Nudo | 2,471 | 1,644 | 827 | ![]() | Antelao1 / MB2 | |
31 | Pointe Percée | 2,750 | 1,643 | 1107 | ![]() | Mont Blanc | |
32 | Jôf di Montasio | 2,753 | 1,597 | 1156 | ![]() ![]() | Triglav | |
33 | Mölltaler Polinik | 2,784 | 1,579 | 1205 | ![]() | Großglockner1 / MB2 | |
34 | Tödi | 3,614 | 1,570 | 2044 | ![]() | Finsteraarhorn | |
35 | Birkkarspitze | 2,749 | 1,564 | 1185 | ![]() | Zugspitze1 / MB2 | |
36 | Ellmauer Halt | 2,344 | 1,551 | 793 | ![]() | Großglockner1 / MB2 | |
37 | Grande Tête de l'Obiou | 2,790 | 1,542 | 1248 | ![]() | Barre des Écrins1 / MB2 | |
38 | Cima Tosa | 3,173 | 1,521 | 1652 | ![]() | Presanella1 / MB2 | |
39 | Hochtor | 2,369 | 1,520 | 849 | ![]() | Großglockner1 / MB2 | |
40 | Grimming | 2,351 | 1,518 | 833 | ![]() | Großer Priel | |
41 | Grand Combin | 4,314 | 1,517 | 2797 | ![]() ![]() | Monte Rosa | |
42 | La Tournette | 2,351 | 1,514 | 837 | ![]() | Pointe Percée1 / MB2 | |
43 | Zirbitzkogel | 2,396 | 1,502 | 894 | ![]() | Großglockner1 / MB2 | |
44 | Piz Kesch | 3,418 | 1,502 | 1916 | ![]() | Finsteraarhorn1 / MB2 |