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The chief peaks of the Lepontine Alps, from the Simplon to the Splugen and south of the Furka and Oberalp Pass es, are:
| Name | Elevation | |
|---|---|---|
| Monte Leone | 3561 meters | 11'684 feet |
| Rheinwaldhorn | 3398 meters | 11'149 feet |
| Guferhorn | 3393 meters | 11'132 feet |
| Blindenhorn | 3384 meters | 11'103 feet |
| Basodino | 3276 meters | 10'749 feet |
| Tambohorn | 3276 meters | 10'749 feet |
| Helsenhorn | 3274 meters | 10'742 feet |
| Wasenhorn | 3255 meters | 10'680 feet |
| Ofenhorn | 3242 meters | 10'637 feet |
| Cherbadung | 3213 meters | 10'542 feet |
| Piz Medel | 3203 meters | 10'509 feet |
| Scopi | 3200 meters | 10'499 feet |
| Pizzo Rotondo | 3197 meters | 10'489 feet |
| Pizzo dei Piani | 3158 meters | 10'361 feet |
| Piz Terri | 3151 meters | 10'338 feet |
| Piz Aul | 3124 meters | 10'250 feet |
| Pizzo di Pesciora | 3123 meters | 10'247 feet |
| Wyttenwasserstock | 3084 meters | 10'119 feet |
| Campo Tencia | 3075 meters | 10'089 feet |
| Leckihorn | 3069 meters | 10'069 feet |
| Bruschghorn | 3054 meters | 10'020 feet |
| Alperschellihorn | 3045 meters | 9991 feet |
| Piz Blas | 3023 meters | 9918 feet |
| Monte Giove | 3010 meters | 9876 feet |
| Pizzo Centrale | 3003 meters | 9853 feet |
| Pizzas d'Annarosa | 3002 meters | 9850 feet |
| Piz Beverin | 3000 meters | 9843 feet |
| Weisshorn (Splugen) | 2992 meters | 9817 feet |
| Pizzo Lucendro | 2959 meters | 9708 feet |
| Piz Tomul | 2949 meters | 9676 feet |
| Piz Cavel | 2944 meters | 9659 feet |
| Barenhorn | 2932 meters | 9620 feet |
| Six Madun (Badus | 2932 meters | 9619 feet |
| Piz Muraun | 2899 meters | 9512 feet |
| Zervreilerhorn | 2898 meters | 9508 feet |
| Monte Cistella | 2851 meters | 9353 feet |
| Piz Lukmanier | 2778 meters | 9115 feet |
| Monte Prosa | 2738 meters | 8983 feet |
| Pizzo Columbe | 2549 meters | 8363 feet |
| Monte Camoghe | 2226 meters | 7303 feet |
| Piz Mundaun | 2065 meters | 6775 feet |
| Monte Generoso | 1704 meters | 5591 feet |
| Monte San Salvatore | 916 meters | 3004 feet |
The chief passes of the Lepontine Alps, from the Simplon to the Splugen and south of the Furka and Oberalp Passes, are:
| Mountain pass | location | type (as of 1911) | elevation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zapport Pass | Hinterrhein to Malvaglia and Biasca | snow | 3079 meters | 10103 feet |
| Guferlücke | Kanal Glen to the Lenta Glen | snow | 2980 meters | 9777 feet |
| Lentalücke | Hinterrhein to Vals Platz | snow | 2954 meters | 9692 feet |
| Hohsand Pass | Binn to Tosa Falls | snow | 2927 meters | 9603 feet |
| Lecki Pass | Witenwasserental to the Muttental | snow | 2912 meters | 9554 feet |
| Passo Rotondo | Airolo to Oberwald | snow | 2880 meters | 9449 feet |
| Kaltwasser Pass | Simplon Hospice to Veglia Alp | snow | 2844 meters | 9331 feet |
| Scaradra Pass | Vals Platz to Olivone | foot path | 2770 meters | 9088 feet |
| Satteltelücke | Vals Platz to Vrin | foot path | 2768 meters | 9082 feet |
| Ritter Pass | Binn to Veglia Alp | snow | 2692 meters | 8832 feet |
| Cavanna Pass | Realp to the Val Bedretto | snow | 2611 meters | 8566 feet |
| Scatta Minoja | Devero to the Val Formazza | bridle path | 2597 meters | 8521 feet |
| Bocca di Cadlimo | Airolo to the Lukmanier Pass | foot path | 2542 meters | 8340 feet |
| Valserberg | Hinterrhein to Vals Platz | bridle path | 2507 meters | 8225 feet |
| Safierberg | Splügen to Safien Platz | bridle path | 2490 meters | 8170 feet |
| Geisspfad Pass | Binn to Devero | foot path | 2475 meters | 8120 feet |
| Gries Pass | Ulrichen to Tosa Falls | bridle path | 2468 meters | 8098 feet |
| Passo di Naret | Fusio to Airolo | bridle path | 2443 meters | 8015 feet |
| Nufenen Pass | Ulrichen to Airolo | bridle path | 2440 meters | 8006 feet |
| Passo Valtendra | Veglia Alp to Devero Alp , Goglio | bridle path | 2431 meters | 7976 feet |
| Diesrut Pass | Vrin fo the Somvix Oolen | bad bridle path | 2424 meters | 7953 feet |
| Albrun Pass | Binn to Devero and Baceno | bridle path | 2410 meters | 7907 feet |
| Greina Pass | Olivone to the Somvix Glen | bridle path | 2360 meters | 7743 feet |
| San Giacomo Pass | Airolo to Tosa Falls | bridle path | 2308 meters | 7573 feet |
| Passo di Buffalora | Val Mesocco to the Val Calanca | foot path | 2265 meters | 7431 feet |
| Passo dell'Uomo | Airolo to the Lukmanier Pass | bridle path | 2212 meters | 7258 feet |
| Splugen Pass | Thusis to Chiavenna | carriage road | 2117 meters | 6946 feet |
| St Gotthard Pass | Andermatt to Airolo | carriage road over railway tunnel beneath | 2114 meters | 6936 feet |
| San Bernardino Pass | Thusis to Bellinzona | carriage road | 2063 meters | 6769 feet |
| Lukmanier Pass | Disentis to Olivone | carriage road | 1917 meters | 6289 feet |
This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. 1911 Britannica
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