Mountain peaks in Zermatt

Zermatt Peaks and Passes

Zermatt is surrounded by 38 peaks exceeding 4,000 meters, including the iconic Matterhorn and the Dufourspitze, the highest point in Switzerland. This list highlights significant summits within the Pennine Alps, such as the Breithorn and the Monte Rosa massif. It also features high-altitude mountain passes like Theodul Pass and Adlerpass, alongside viewpoints like Gornergrat, which offers expansive vistas of the Gorner Glacier and the surrounding glacier-covered ridges.

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Gornergrat

The Gornergrat is a rocky ridge of the Pennine Alps, overlooking the Gorner Glacier south-east of Zermatt in Switzerland.

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Matterhorn

The Matterhorn is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the main watershed and border between Italy and Switzerland.

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Klein Matterhorn

The Klein Matterhorn is a peak of the Pennine Alps, overlooking Zermatt in the Swiss canton of Valais.

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Breithorn

The Breithorn is a mountain range of the Pennine Alps with its highest peak of the same name, located on the border between Switzerland and…

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Dent d'Hérens

The Dent d'Hérens is a mountain in the Pennine Alps, lying on the border between Italy and Switzerland.

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Furggen

The Furggen is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland.

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Dufourspitze

The Dufourspitze is the highest peak of Monte Rosa, an ice-covered mountain massif in the Alps.

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Theodul Pass

Theodul Pass, elevation 3,295 metres, is a high mountain pass across the eastern Pennine Alps, connecting Zermatt in the Swiss canton of…

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Nordend

Nordend is a northern peak of the Monte Rosa Massif. Nordend is the fourth highest peak of the massif, after the Dufourspitze, the…

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Pollux

Pollux is a mountain in the Pennine Alps on the border between Valais, Switzerland and the Aosta Valley in Italy.

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Zumsteinspitze

The Zumsteinspitze is a peak in the Pennine Alps on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It is a subpeak of Monte Rosa.

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Signalkuppe

The Signalkuppe also known as Punta Gnifetti is a peak in the Pennine Alps on the border between Italy and Switzerland.

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Lysjoch

The Lysjoch is a very high pass at 4,151 metres in the Alps between Italy and Switzerland.

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Colle del Felik

A high-altitude glacier pass at 4,061 meters in the Pennine Alps, situated between the summits of Castor and Lyskamm on the border between Switzerland and Italy.

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Eastern Breithorn

The Eastern Breithorn but also referred as the western Breithorn Twin, is a peak of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between…

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Central Breithorn

The Central Breithorn is a peak of the Breithorn range in the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy, between…

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Testa Grigia

Testa Grigia is a rocky prominence above the Theodul Pass, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland.

Rimpfischhorn

The Rimpfischhorn is a mountain in the Pennine Alps of Switzerland. Along its north ridge lies the prominent sub-peak Grosser Gendarm.

Parrotspitze

The Parrotspitze is a peak in the Pennine Alps of Italy and Switzerland. It is located south of Dufourspitze in the Monte Rosa Massif.

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Mettelhorn

A 3,406-meter peak accessible via a challenging hiking trail from Zermatt. It provides panoramic views of the Matterhorn, Weisshorn, and the Zinalrothorn without requiring technical climbing equipment during summer months.

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Dent Blanche

A prominent 4,357-meter pyramid-shaped peak in the Pennine Alps. It marks the convergence of three major ridges and is one of the highest summits in the region, known for its steep, rocky terrain.

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Strahlhorn

A 4,190-meter glaciated peak located at the southern end of the Saas Valley. It is frequently ascended from the Britannia Hut and offers views across the Findel Glacier toward the Matterhorn.

Riffelseeweg_3

A scenic vantage point along the hiking trail between Rotenboden and Riffelberg, known for views of the Matterhorn reflected in the waters of the Riffelsee.

Tête Blanche

Tête Blanche is a mountain of the Pennine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border.

Adlerpass

A glaciated mountain pass at 3,789 meters connecting the Zermatt and Saas-Fee valleys. It lies between the Rimpfischhorn and Strahlhorn and serves as a route for high-altitude mountaineering.