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Dufourspitze (in German ) or '''Pointe Dufour''' (in French ), in the Swiss Alps , is the highest Mountain of Switzerland . The peak is the high point of the Monte Rosa Massif , being surrounded by the Nordend , Silbersattel , Grenzsattel and Signalkuppe subpeaks. The mountain is named after the Guillaume-Henri Dufour , a Swiss engineer and army officer who led the Sonderbund campaign. It was named for him after the completion of the Dufourkarten , a series of military topographical maps completed under the command of Dufour. EXTERNAL LINKS
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