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The Monte Rosa Massif (; ; ) is a mountain massif
Massif

In geology, a massif is a section of a planet's Crust that is demarcated by geologic faults or flexures. In the Plate tectonics, a massif tends to retain its internal structure while being displaced as a whole....
 located in the eastern part of the Pennine Alps
Pennine Alps

The Pennine Alps are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland and Italy . The Col Ferret separates them from the Mont Blanc Massif; the Dora Baltea valley separates them from the Graian Alps; the Simplon Pass separates them from the Lepontine Alps; the Rh?ne River valley separates them from the Berne...
. It is located between Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
 (Valais
Valais

The Valais is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of Switzerland, around the valley of the Rh?ne from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps....
) and Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 (Piedmont
Piedmont

Piedmont is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,399 km? and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital is Turin. The main local dialect is Piedmontese....
 and Aosta Valley
Aosta Valley

The Aosta Valley is a mountainous Autonomous regions with special statute Regions of Italy in north-western Italy. It is bordered by France to the west, Switzerland to the north and the region of Piedmont to the south and east....
). The Dufourspitze
Dufourspitze

Dufourspitze , Pointe Dufour , Punta Dufour , or Monte Rosa is a summit of the Monte Rosa Massif in the Pennine Alps Swiss Alps....
 is the highest peak of the Monte Rosa Massif and at 4,634m is also the highest peak in Switzerland.

Its name is said to derive not from the Italian "rosa" ("pink") colour, as many think, but from a Patois
Franco-Provençal language

Franco-Proven?al or Arpitan is a Romance languages with several distinct dialects that form a linguistic sub-group separate from O?l languages and Occitan language....
 term meaning "glacier", variously spelled as rouese, rouja or roisa.

On clear days - which are quite a common occurrence, given the not-so-rainy climate - the mountainous massif of Monte Rosa provides a striking view from the Padan plain, particularly its upper reaches in western Lombardy
Lombardy

Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region....
 and eastern Piedmont
Piedmont

Piedmont is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,399 km? and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital is Turin. The main local dialect is Piedmontese....
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The Monte Rosa Massif (; ; ) is a mountain massif
Massif

In geology, a massif is a section of a planet's Crust that is demarcated by geologic faults or flexures. In the Plate tectonics, a massif tends to retain its internal structure while being displaced as a whole....
 located in the eastern part of the Pennine Alps
Pennine Alps

The Pennine Alps are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland and Italy . The Col Ferret separates them from the Mont Blanc Massif; the Dora Baltea valley separates them from the Graian Alps; the Simplon Pass separates them from the Lepontine Alps; the Rh?ne River valley separates them from the Berne...
. It is located between Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
 (Valais
Valais

The Valais is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of Switzerland, around the valley of the Rh?ne from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps....
) and Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 (Piedmont
Piedmont

Piedmont is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,399 km? and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital is Turin. The main local dialect is Piedmontese....
 and Aosta Valley
Aosta Valley

The Aosta Valley is a mountainous Autonomous regions with special statute Regions of Italy in north-western Italy. It is bordered by France to the west, Switzerland to the north and the region of Piedmont to the south and east....
). The Dufourspitze
Dufourspitze

Dufourspitze , Pointe Dufour , Punta Dufour , or Monte Rosa is a summit of the Monte Rosa Massif in the Pennine Alps Swiss Alps....
 is the highest peak of the Monte Rosa Massif and at 4,634m is also the highest peak in Switzerland.

Its name is said to derive not from the Italian "rosa" ("pink") colour, as many think, but from a Patois
Franco-Provençal language

Franco-Proven?al or Arpitan is a Romance languages with several distinct dialects that form a linguistic sub-group separate from O?l languages and Occitan language....
 term meaning "glacier", variously spelled as rouese, rouja or roisa.

On clear days - which are quite a common occurrence, given the not-so-rainy climate - the mountainous massif of Monte Rosa provides a striking view from the Padan plain, particularly its upper reaches in western Lombardy
Lombardy

Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region....
 and eastern Piedmont
Piedmont

Piedmont is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,399 km? and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital is Turin. The main local dialect is Piedmontese....
. It dominates the horizon
Horizon

The horizon is the apparent line that separates earth from sky.More precisely, it is the line that divides all of the directions one can possibly look into two categories: those which intersect the Earth's surface, and those which do not....
, towering between other lesser Alpine
Alps

The Alps is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany; to France in the west....
 peaks as a prominent, multi-pointed, razor-sharp bulge, its permanent glaciers shining under the sun. The view is particularly beautiful from Malpensa international airport terminal, to the delight of incoming tourists.

Monte Rosa massif also hosts several appreciated ski resorts with long piste
Piste

A piste is the name given to a marked ski run or path down a mountain for snow skiing, snowboarding, or other mountain sports. The term is most often used in Europe; in North America, a piste would more often be referred to as a trail, a slope, or a groomed run....
s. Plateau Rosa, about 3,500 meters high above sea level, is a renowned summer ski resort, with permanent snow all year round due to the altitude. The Plateau Rosa is connected via aerial tramway
Aerial tramway

An aerial tramway is a type of aerial lift in which a cabin is suspended from a Wire rope and is pulled by another cable.An aerial tramway is often called a cable car or ropeway, and sometimes incorrectly referred to as a gondola lift ....
 to Cervinia
Cervinia

Cervinia is an alpine resort in the Valle d'Aosta region of northwest Italy. It is a frazione of the comune of Valtournenche....
 and to Zermatt
Zermatt

Zermatt is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Visp in the German language-speaking section of the Cantons of Switzerland of Valais in Switzerland....
 via the Klein Matterhorn
Klein Matterhorn

The Klein Matterhorn is the highest point in the Zermatt-Cervinia ski area in Switzerland, and the end point of the highest Aerial tramway in Europe....
. The western fringes of the massif reach the Zermatt
Zermatt

Zermatt is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Visp in the German language-speaking section of the Cantons of Switzerland of Valais in Switzerland....
 ski domain. Gressoney
Gressoney

Gressonney may refer to two villages and comuni in the Aosta Valley region of Italy:*Gressoney-La-Trinit?*Gressoney-Saint-Jeanand to:*Gressoney , the single commune into which they were united during the years 1928?46....
, Champoluc, Alagna Valsesia
Alagna Valsesia

Alagna Valsesia is a comune and small village high in the Valsesia alpine valley in the province of Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy. It was originally settled by Walser....
 and Macugnaga
Macugnaga

Macugnaga is a mountain village at 1327 m altitude, in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the north of Piedmont region .It is placed at the base of Dufourspitze in the Monte Rosa Massif, along Anzasca valley, one of the seven valleys around the mount....
 (under the impressive east face, intensely glaciated and some 2,500 meters high) are the main mountain and ski resorts that surround Monte Rosa along its southern side. Hence most mountaineering
Mountaineering

Mountaineering is the sport, hobby or profession of walking, hiking, trekking and climbing up mountains. It is also sometimes known as alpinism, particularly in Europe....
 fans can try their luck with the mountain. Monte Rosa is not difficult to climb in itself, despite hosting some quite impressive ridges, but can be quite dangerous for rookies and veterans alike, due to sudden weather changes and crevasses in its extensive glaciers, one of the few remaining major glaciated areas in the Alps
Alps

The Alps is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany; to France in the west....
.

Peaks


Glaciers


  • Gorner Glacier
  • Findel Glacier
    Findel Glacier

    The Findel Glacier is a valley glacier in the Monte Rosa massif east of Zermatt in the Pennine Alps. It has a length of 8 km and covers an area of 19 km?....
  • Ghiacciaio del Belvedere


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