| Pennine Alps | |
|---|---|
| French: Alpes Pennines, German: Walliser Alpen, Italian: Alpi Pennine, Latin: Alpes Poeninae | |
 View of Pennine Alps from Riederalp | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Italian: Punta Dufour/German: Dufourspitze |
| Elevation | 4,634 m (15,203 ft) |
| Coordinates | 45°56′12″N 7°52′00″E / 45.93667°N 7.86667°E |
| Geography | |
 Map of Pennine Alps and their location in Switzerland and Italy (red) | |
| Countries | |
| Regions/Canton | |
| Range coordinates | 46°05′N 7°50′E / 46.083°N 7.833°E |
| Parent range | Alps |
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The Pennine Alps (French: Alpes Pennines, German: Walliser Alpen, Italian: Alpi Pennine, Latin: Alpes Poeninae), sometimes referred to as the Valais Alps (which are just the Northern Swiss part of the Pennine Alps), are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Italy (the Aosta Valley and Piedmont) and Switzerland (Valais).
The Pennine Alps are amongst the three highest major subranges of the Alps, together with the Bernese Alps and the Graian Alps that include the Mont Blanc massif.[1]
- ^ Natural Wonders of the World. Dorling Kindersley Limited. 2017. p. 138. ISBN 9780241428436.
The Alps contain many subranges, some of which are mapped below. The loftiest are the Pennine Alps, which contain 13 of the highest 20 alpine peaks; the Bernese Alps contain four; and the Mont Blanc Massif in the Graian Alps has three.