List of Alpine peaks by prominence

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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.

Where the island parent and the prominence parent differ, the prominence parent is marked with "1" and the island parent with "²" (with Mont Blanc abbreviated to MB). For definitions of 'island parent' and 'prominence parent', see here.

Peak Location Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m) Parent
Mont Blanc  /
4,810 4,697 113 Everest
Großglockner 3,798 2,423 1375 Mont Blanc
Finsteraarhorn 4,274 2,280 1994 Mont Blanc
Wildspitze 3,768 2,261 1507 Finsteraarhorn1 / MB²
Piz Bernina 4,049 2,234 1815 Finsteraarhorn1 / MB²
Hochkönig 2,941 2,181 760 Großglockner1 / MB²
Dufourspitze 4,634 2,165 2469 Mont Blanc
Hoher Dachstein 2,995 2,136 859 Großglockner1 / MB²
Marmolada 3,343 2,131 1212 Großglockner1 / MB²
Monte Viso 3,841 2,062 1779 Mont Blanc
Triglav 2,864 2,052 812 Marmolada1 / MB²
Barre des Écrins 4,102 2,045 2057 Mont Blanc
Säntis 2,503 2,021 482 Finsteraarhorn1 / MB²
Ortler 3,905 1,953 1952 Piz Bernina
Monte Baldo/Cima Valdritta 2,218 1,950 268 Ortler1 / MB²
Gran Paradiso 4,061 1,891 2170 Mont Blanc
Pizzo di Coca 3,050 1,878 1172 Ortler1 / MB²
Cima Dodici 2,336 1,874 462 Marmolada1 / MB²
Dents du Midi 3,257 1,796 1461 Mont Blanc
Chamechaude 2,082 1,771 311 Mont Blanc
Zugspitze / 2,962 1,750 1212 Finsteraarhorn1 / MB²
Monte Antelao 3,264 1,735 1529 Marmolada
Pointe d'Arcalod 2,217 1,713 504 Mont Blanc
Grintovec 2,558 1,706 852 Triglav
Großer Priel 2,515 1,700 810 Hoher Dachstein
Grigna Settentrionale 2,409 1,686 723 Pizzo di Coca1 / MB²
Monte Bondone 2,180 1,679 501 Ortler
Presanella 3,558 1,676 1882 Ortler
Birnhorn 2,634 1,665 969 Großglockner
Col Nudo 2,471 1,644 827 Antelao1 / MB²
Pointe Percée 2,750 1,643 1107 Mont Blanc
Montasch 2,753 1,597 1156 Triglav
Polinik 2,784 1,579 1205 Großglockner
Tödi 3,614 1,570 2044 Finsteraarhorn
Birkkarspitze 2,749 1,569 1180 Zugspitze
Wilder Kaiser 2,344 1,551 793 Großglockner1 / MB²
Grande Tête de l'Obiou 2,790 1,542 1248 Barre des Écrins1 / MB²
Cima Tosa 3,173 1,521 1652 Presanella1 / Ortler²
Hochtor 2,369 1,520 849 Großglockner1 / MB²
Grimming 2,351 1,518 833 Großer Priel
Grand Combin 4,314 1,517 2797 Dufourspitze
La Tournette 2,351 1,514 837 Pointe Percée1 / MB²
Zirbitzkogel 2,396 1,502 894 Großglockner
Piz Kesch 3,418 1,502 1916 Finsteraarhorn

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