Dominance of selected Swiss mountains

What is a mountain? How many mountains are there? It turns out that answering these simple questions about global and national topography is not that easy.If you classify every tiny rise in elevation as a mountain, then there are an infinite number of mountains. A meaningful, objective definition is therefore necessary in order to establish a mountain ranking. Three topographicaly based criteria

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Swiss mountains: Dominance

Tags: Portrait of Switzerland, Geography of Switzerland, Mountains
Spatial extent: Switzerland
Time: 2018
Distinction: Overview, 10–15 km, 15–20 km, 20–25 km, 25–50 km, 50–150 km

Map objects: Aiguille du Génépi, Aletschhorn, Altmann, Aroser Rothorn, Bächistock (Glärnisch), Balmhorn, Basòdino, Bietschhorn, Bifertenstock, Blinnenhorn, Brämenhöchi, Bruschghorn, Bürglen (Albis), Chasseral, Chasseron, Chlein Seehorn, Cima del Chiodo, Cima dell’Oress, Cima Pian del Bozzo / Pilone, Colomby de Gex, Cornettes de Bise, Dammastock, Dent Blanche, Dent de Savigny, Dents du Midi: Haute Cime, Dom, Dufourspitze, Finsteraarhorn, Fluchthorn / Piz Fenga: Südgipfel, Gamsberg, Grand Combin de Grafeneire, Grauhorn, Gridone, Gross Bielenhorn, Gsteigegg, Güferhorn, Gummfluh, Hasenmatt, Hausstock, Irchel, La Dôle, Lägern, Lenzspitze, Les Diablerets: Sommet des Diablerets, Les Hauts Forts, Liskamm Westgipfel, Madone, Magerrain, Matterhorn / Monte Cervino, Mont Blanc de Courmayeur, Mont Tendre, Monte Generoso / Calvagione, Monte Leone, Monte Tamaro, Muttler, Nadelhorn, Napf, Niderbauen Chulm, Nordend, Oberalpstock, Pfyffe, Pischahorn, Piz Aul, Piz Bernina, Piz Calderas, Piz della Molera, Piz Kesch, Piz Linard, Piz Medel, Piz Mitgel, Piz Murtaröl / Cima la Casina, Piz Pisoc, Piz Platta, Piz Quattervals, Piz Sarsura, Piz Sesvenna, Piz Timun / Pizzo d’Emet, Piz Tschierva, Pizzo Campo Tencia, Pizzo Paglia, Pizzo Rotondo, Pizzo Tambo, Rheinwaldhorn, Rigi Kulm, Rinderhorn, Ringelspitz, Rosenhorn, Rothorn, Säntis, Schafberg BE, Schesaplana, Scopi, Senggchuppa, Stoc Grond, Tödi, Tomlishorn, Uetliberg, Valvelspitze, Vanil Noir, Vorderes Galmihorn, Weissflue, Weisshorn VS, Weissmies, Widderfeldstock, Wildhorn