The Lysjoch (or Lisjoch ) ( French : Col du Lys , Italian : Colle del Lys ) is a very high pass at 4,151 metres (13,619 ft) in the Alps between Italy and Switzerland . It is located east of the Lyskamm and west of the Ludwigshöhe , a subsidiary summit of Monte Rosa , and makes up the watershed between the Gorner Glacier and the Lys Glacier. Just west of the pass is the Entdeckungsfels , a rock emerging from the ice. The pass connects the valleys of Zermatt on the north side to the valley of Gressoney on the south side.
6-583: The Lysjoch is the lowest point between Lyskamm and the slightly higher Monte Rosa, two of the highest independent mountains of the Pennine Alps , constituting the highest key col of any of the 300 metre-prominent mountains in the Alps. It is therefore the highest pass in the Alps considering only at least 300 metre-deep saddles . 45°55′13″N 7°51′04″E / 45.9204°N 7.8512°E / 45.9204; 7.8512 This Valais location article
12-572: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article on a location in Aosta Valley is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pennine Alps The Pennine Alps ( French : Alpes Pennines , German : Walliser Alpen , Italian : Alpi Pennine , Latin : Alpes Poeninae ), sometimes referred to as the Valais Alps (which are just the Northern Swiss part of
18-675: The Po . The Swiss side is drained by the Rhône . The Great St Bernard Tunnel , under the Great St Bernard Pass , leads from Martigny, Switzerland to Aosta . The main chain ( watershed between the Mediterranean Sea and the Adriatic Sea ) runs from west to east on the border between Italy (south) and Switzerland (north). From Mont Vélan , the first high summit east of St Bernard Pass ,
24-742: The Pennine Alps), are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps . They are located in Italy (the Aosta Valley and Piedmont ) and Switzerland ( Valais ). The Pennine Alps are amongst the three highest major subranges of the Alps, together with the Bernese Alps and the Graian Alps that include the Mont Blanc massif . The Italian side is drained by the rivers Dora Baltea , Sesia and Toce , tributaries of
30-464: The chain rarely goes below 3000 metres and contains many four-thousanders such as Matterhorn or Monte Rosa . The valleys are quite similar on both side of the border, being generally oriented perpendicular to the main chain and descending progressively into the Rhône Valley on the north and the Aosta Valley on the south. Unlike many other mountain ranges, the higher peaks are often located outside
36-599: The main chain and found themselves between the northern valleys ( Grand Combin , Weisshorn , Mischabel , Weissmies ). The chief peaks of the Pennine Alps are: Main glaciers : The chief passes of the Pennine Alps are: Some regional nature parks , like the Parco Naturale Alta Valsesia (6,511 ha - Piedmont , IT), the Riserva Naturale Mont Mars (390 ha - Aosta Valley , IT) and
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