Western Alps
The Western Alps are the western part of the Alpine Range including the southeastern part of France, the whole of Monaco, the northwestern part of Italy and the southwestern part of Switzerland.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mountain range
- Description: western parts of the Alps mountain range in Central Europe
- Neighbors: Greater Lyon
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stellihorn and Monte Moro Pass.
Stellihorn
Peak
Photo: Mg-k, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Stellihorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking the lake of Mattmark in the canton of Valais. It lies south of Saas-Almagell in the upper valley of Saas. The north side is covered by a glacier named Nollen Gletscher.
Monte Moro Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Monte Moro Pass is an Alpine pass located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It connects Saas-Almagell in the Swiss canton of Valais to Macugnaga, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the Italian region of Piedmont.
Spechhorn
Peak
Photo: Cactus26, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Spechhorn is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. On its northern side it overlooks the lake of Mattmark.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Motta and Stabioli.
Western Alps
- Categories: alpine main part and landform
- Location: Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46° northLongitude
8° eastOpen location code
8FRC2222+22OpenStreetMap ID
node 4855618221OpenStreetMap feature
natural=mountain_rangeWikidata ID
Q74259
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Western Alps” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبال الألب الغربية”
- Armenian: “Արևմտյան Ալպեր”
- Belarusian: “Заходнія Альпы”
- Bulgarian: “Западни Алпи”
- Catalan: “Alps occidentals”
- Chinese: “西阿爾卑斯山脈”
- Croatian: “Zapadne Alpe”
- Czech: “Alpes occidentales”
- Czech: “Alpi Occidentali”
- Czech: “Alps occidentals”
- Czech: “Westalpen”
- Czech: “Západní Alpy”
- Danish: “De Franske Alper”
- Danish: “Vestalperne”
- Dutch: “Western Alps”
- Esperanto: “Okcidentaj Alpoj”
- Estonian: “Lääne-Alpid”
- Finnish: “Länsi-Alpit”
- Finnish: “Läntiset Alpit”
- French: “Alpes occidentales”
- Georgian: “დასავლეთი ალპები”
- German: “Westalpen”
- Greek: “Δυτικές Άλπεις”
- Hungarian: “Nyugati-Alpok”
- Italian: “Alpi Occidentali”
- Japanese: “西アルプス山脈”
- Korean: “서알프스산맥”
- Ladin: “Elpes Uzidenteles”
- Lithuanian: “Vakarų Alpės”
- Lombard: “Alp Ocidentai”
- Macedonian: “Западни Алпи”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vest-Alpene”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dei vestlege Alpane”
- Norwegian: “Vest-Alpene”
- Persian: “آلپ غربی”
- Polish: “Alpy Zachodnie”
- Portuguese: “Alpes do Noroeste”
- Portuguese: “Alpes Norte-Ocidental”
- Portuguese: “Alpes Ocidentais”
- Romanian: “Alpii Apuseni”
- Romanian: “Alpii de vest”
- Romanian: “Alpii Occidentali”
- Russian: “Западные Альпы”
- Serbian: “Западни Алпи”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Zapadne Alpe”
- Slovak: “Západné Alpy”
- Slovenian: “Zahodne Alpe”
- Spanish: “Alpes del noroeste”
- Spanish: “Alpes del sudoeste”
- Spanish: “Alpes franceses”
- Spanish: “Alpes occidentales”
- Swedish: “Västalperna”
- Swedish: “Västra Alperna”
- Turkish: “Batı Alpler”
- Turkish: “Batı Alpleri”
- Ukrainian: “Західні Альпи”
- Venetian: “Alpi Osidentałi”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Alpe Crose and Alpe Predenon.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pizzo Mondelli and Mondellipass.
Valais: Must-Visit Destinations
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