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Image of the Swiss Alps, covered in snow during the daytime. The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps, [1] represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swiss Plateau and the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains, one of its three main physiographic regions.
They are generally situated in the Jura Mountains or in the Swiss Alps. Passes above 1200 m: Passes below 1200 m: Pass roads. Pass Roads Name Canton(s)/Country
The great majority of the summits are located in the Alps, the other being located in the Jura Mountains. On average, each summit is the culminating point of an area corresponding to 91.5 km 2 (35.3 sq mi), which is equivalent in term of density to approximately 1.09 summits per 100 km 2 .
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 intere
This is a list of mountains of Switzerland above 3,000 metres (9,843 ft). This height, in the Alps, approximately corresponds to the level of the climatic snow line.Note that this list includes many secondary summits that are not always considered independent mountains (in the strict sense of the term) but that are mainly of climbing interest.
Glaciers in the Swiss Alps don’t look like they used to, with one tourist’s viral vacation photo illustrating the effects of a warming planet at one of Switzerland’s natural wonders.
On the Swiss-French border in the Jura between Nyon, Vaud and Morez, France Mont Crosin: 1,227 metres (4,026 ft) In the Jura in the canton of Bern Sattelegg: 1,190 metres (3,900 ft) In the Alps in the canton of Schwyz between Siebnen and Willerzell: Wildhaus: 1,090 metres (3,580 ft) In the Alps in the canton of St. Gallen between Gams and ...
Founded in 1914, the Swiss National Park is the oldest national park in the alps and in Central Europe. It is part of the worldwide UNESCO Biosphere Reserve [ 2 ] and has IUCN category Ia, which is the highest category, signifying a strict nature reserve.