European Mountains
Berge in Europa
Europe's tallest mountains and mountain ranges
The following chart indicates the German and English names for some of Europe's tallest peaks and mountain ranges. Germany's tallest mountain, the 9,720-foot Zugspitze, is a mere hill compared to most of the many taller Alpine peaks. Both Austria and Switzerland have mountains that reach over 12,000 feet. For world mountains not listed below, see World Mountains in German.
| European Mountains (Berge) Ranked by Height |
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| Deutsch | English | Höhe Height Land Country |
| der Mont Blanc | Mont Blanc Highest peak in the Alps |
4807 m 15,771 ft Frankreich/Italien France/Italy |
| der Monte Rosa die Dufourspitze |
Monte Rosa (Mount Rose) Dufourspitze (Web link) |
4637 m 15,203 ft Schweiz Switz. |
| der Dom (Web link) | Dom ("cathedral") | 4545 m 14,911 ft Schweiz Switz. |
| der Liskamm | Liskamm | 4527 m 14,852 ft Italien, Schweiz Italy, Switz. |
| das Weißhorn | Weisshorn | 4505 m 14,780 ft Schweiz Switz. |
| das Taschhorn | Taschhorn | 4490 m 14,733 ft Schweiz Switz. |
| das Matterhorn | Matterhorn | 4478 m 14,690 ft Italien, Schweiz Italy, Switz. |
| The rest of the tallest mountains in the Alps (over 4000 m/13,000 ft) are all in Switzerland. Besides those listed above, there are about 40 peaks in this category. | ||
| der Großglockner | Grossglockner Highest peak in Austria |
3798 m 12,457 ft Österreich Austria |
| der Großvenediger (Web link) | Grossvenediger | 3674 m 12,054 ft Österreich Austria |
| die Zugspitze | Zugspitze Highest in Germany |
2962 m 9,720 ft Oberbayern Upper Bavaria |
| der Watzmann | Watzmann 2nd highest in Germany |
2713 m 8,899 ft Oberbayern Upper Bavaria |
| MORE > World Mountains | ||
| Mountain Ranges (Gebirge) Europa • Alphabetisch |
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| Deutsch | English | Lage Location |
| die Alpen | the Alps | Europa Europe |
| die Hohen Tauern | Hohe Tauern (Upper Tauern) |
Österreich Austria |
| die Dolomiten | Dolomites | Südtirol S. Tyrol |
| das Erzgebirge | Erzgebirge | Ostdeutschland Eastern Germany |
| der Harz | Harz Mountains | Deutschland Germany |
| der Jura | Jura Mountains | Deutschland, Frankreich Germany, France |
| der Schwarzwald | Black Forest parallels the Vosges range on opposite side of the Rhine |
Südwestdeutschland SW Germany |
| das Wettersteingebirge | Wetterstein Range Southern Bavaria, N. Austria |
Bayern Bavaria |
| MORE > World Mountains | ||
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