Dunantspitze

The Dunantspitze, formerly called Ostspitze, is a peak of the Monte Rosa Massif in the in . It is the second highest peak of the massif, after the and the second highest summit in Switzerland, but its prominence is only about 15 metres.
Wikipedia
Photo: Herzi Pinki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,632 metres
  • Description: ridge prominence of Durfourspitze
  • Also known as: “Ostspitze”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dufourspitze and Grenzgipfel.

Peak
Photo: TobiasBender, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the highest peak of Monte Rosa, an ice-covered mountain massif in the Alps. is the highest mountain of both Switzerland and the and is also the second-highest mountain of the Alps and Western Europe, after .

Peak
Photo: TobiasBender, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a peak of Monte Rosa Massif, located on the border between and . The is the highest summit on the Italian side of the Monte Rosa massif and the highest point of the entire border between Italy and Switzerland; it is also the culminating point of the Italian region of and of the drainage basin.

Peak
Photo: Francofranco56, Public domain.
is a northern peak of the Monte Rosa Massif. is the fourth highest peak of the massif, after the , the Dunantspitze and the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Staffa and Isella.

Village
Photo: Puntin1969, CC BY 2.0.
is a village, which is situated 8 km northeast of Dunantspitze.

Neighborhood
Photo: SAB983, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood, which is situated 9 km east of Dunantspitze.

Hamlet
Photo: BelPatty86, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km east of Dunantspitze.

Dunantspitze

Latitude
45.93688° or 45° 56′ 13″ north
Longitude
7.86777° or 7° 52′ 4″ east
Elevation
4,632 metres (15,197 feet)
Open location code
8FQ9WVP9+Q4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3114843125
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
9611449
Wiki­data ID
Q664935
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Venetian—“Dunantspitze” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Дунанцпитзе”
  • Cebuano: “Dunantspitze”
  • Chinese: “杜南特峰”
  • Dutch: “Ostspitze”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل دونانتسپيتز”
  • Esperanto: “Dunant-Pinto”
  • Esperanto: “Ostspitze”
  • French: “Dunantspitze”
  • French: “Ostspitze”
  • French: “pointe Dunant”
  • French: “Pointe Dunant”
  • German: “Dunantspitze”
  • German: “Ostspitze” (historical)
  • Italian: “Ostpitze”
  • Italian: “Punta Dunant”
  • Ladin: “Dunantspitze”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ostspitze”
  • Persian: “دونان اسپیتزه”
  • Polish: “Dunantspitze”
  • Polish: “Ostspitze”
  • Portuguese: “Ostspitze”
  • Russian: “Дюнан”
  • Russian: “Пик Дюнан”
  • Spanish: “Ostspitze”
  • Swahili: “Ostspitze”
  • Swedish: “Dunantspitze”
  • Venetian: “Ostspitze”

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