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Dufourspitze




  Caption Monte Rosa massif, Dufourspitze on the far right
  Elevation 4,634 metres (15,203 feet) Location= Valais , Switzerland
  Range Pennine Alps
  First Ascent 1855


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.


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