This is a list of the highest mountains of Switzerland. This list only includes summits above 3,600 metres (11,811 ft) with a topographic prominence of at least 30 metres. Note that this list includes many secondary summits that are typically not considered mountains (in the strict sense of the term) but that are mainly of climbing interest. For a list of major summits only, without elevation cut-off, see List of mountains of Switzerland.
The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation defines a summit in the Alps as independent, if the connecting ridge between it and a higher summit drops at least 30 m (a prominence/drop of 30 m, with the lowest point referred to as the "key col"). There are over 350 such summits exceeding 3,600 m in Switzerland,[1] all located in the High Alps, in five cantons:[Nb 1] Valais, Bern, Graubünden, Uri, and Glarus. All mountain heights and prominences on the list are from the largest-scale maps available.[2]
- ^ Christian Thöni. "Directory of the mountains of Switzerland" (private site) (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ All mountain heights and prominences are from the 1:25,000 swisstopo topographic maps: "National Map 1:25,000" (official site). Wabern, Switzerland: Federal Office of Topography - swisstopo. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
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