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Welcome to the Mountains of the Alps WikiProject! We are a very small group of editors who care about the Alps and the innumerable features within it, and who want to see improvements to so many articles. The mountains of the Alps really are an important and popular topic, but we recognise there is a lack of in-depth coverage on Wikipedia.
An alp refers to a high mountain pasture, typically near or above the tree line, where cows and other livestock are taken to be grazed during the summer months and where huts and hay barns can be found, sometimes constituting tiny hamlets. Therefore, the term "the Alps", as a reference to the mountains, is a misnomer.
- 4,808.73 m (15,776.7 ft)
- Tertiary
- 1,200 km (750 mi)
- Mont Blanc
The official UIAA list of 82 mountain summits, titled in English as 'The 4000ers of the Alps' was first published in 1994. They were selected primarily on a prominence of at least 30 metres (98 ft)) above the highest adjacent col or pass.
Alps, height lists, mountaineering history. About 9 years in now. Added lots of mountains and climbing history. Created and maintain the lists of highest mountains of the world (with the help of Viewfinder ( talk · contribs )), of Africa, of the Alps (in three parts for it got a bit big), of Austria and of New Guinea.
The Central Alps form the eastern part of the Alpine divide, its central chain of mountains, as well as those ranges that extend or accompany it to the north and south. The highest mountain in the Austrian Central Alps is Grossglockner at 3,798 metres (12,461 ft).
In summer, the Alps are popular with hikers, mountain bikers, paragliders, and mountaineers. There are also alpine lakes which attract swimmers, sailors and surfers. The lower places and bigger towns of the Alps are well served by motorways and main roads, but higher passes and by-roads can be bad even in the summer. Many passes are closed in ...
