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The Dolomites? – No, Switzerland!
Read more: The Dolomites? – No, Switzerland!Today I’m adding another location that looks like from another country but is from Switzerland!
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The most dominant mountains of the Alps: #1 – Mont Blanc
Read more: The most dominant mountains of the Alps: #1 – Mont BlancFinally we are reaching the most dominant and also highest mountain of the Alps: The Mont Blanc (Dominance 2’812 km – Height 4’810 m). It is located in the French Alps and belongs to the so called Graian Alps. The shot above (from Aiguille du Midi) and the one below show the north-west side.
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The most dominant mountains of the Alps: #2 – Piz Bernina
Read more: The most dominant mountains of the Alps: #2 – Piz BerninaThe Piz Bernina (Dominance 138 km – Height 4’049 m) is my favorite mountain and the second most dominant of the Alps. It is located in the canton Graubünden and from the top 10 dominant mountains of the Alps the most eastern. It is actually the only mountain of the eastern Alps reaching 4’000 m.
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The most dominant mountains of the Alps: #3 – Barre des Écrins
Read more: The most dominant mountains of the Alps: #3 – Barre des ÉcrinsNow we are getting to the top 3 most dominant mountains of the Alps: The Barre des Écrins (Dominance 107 km – Height 4’102 m) is the third most dominant and from the top 10 the most southerly peak. It is located in France and belongs to the Dauphiné Alps.
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The most dominant mountains of the Alps: #4 – Dufourspitze
Read more: The most dominant mountains of the Alps: #4 – DufourspitzeThe Dufourspitze (Dominance 78 km – Height 4’634 m) in the canton Valais is the highest summit in Switzerland and belongs to the Monte-Rosa-Massif which is located along the Swiss-Italian border. (This is why the Dom is the highest mountain entirely on Swiss territory.)
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The most dominant mountains of the Alps: #5 – Finsteraarhorn
Read more: The most dominant mountains of the Alps: #5 – FinsteraarhornWelcome back to my posts about the most dominant mountains of the Alps: The Finsteraarhorn (Dominance 52 km – Height 4’274 m) is the highest mountain of the Bernese Alps and one of my favorite mountains (next to the Piz Bernina which I will feature in a later post …). It looks like a shark…
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