Swiss Alps  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected
from Swiss alps) Jump to: navigation, search Satellite image of
Switzerland in October 2002. On the north side of the Alps, the
regions located above 2000 m are covered by snow. The canton of
Ticino (on the south side) is almost snow-free in early autumn.
The Swiss Alps (German: Schweizer Alpen, French: Alpes suisses,
Italian: Alpi svizzere, Romansh: Alps svizras) are the portion
of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland. Because
of their central position within the entire Alpine range, they
are also known as the Central Alps.[1] The highest summit in the
Swiss Alps is Monte Rosa (4,634 metres) near the Swiss-Italian
border. The highest mountain which lies entirely on Swiss
territory is the Dom (4,545 metres). Other main summits can be
found in the list of mountains in Switzerland.    Swiss Alps
seen from the Swiss Jura  The Alps cover 65% of Switzerland's
surface area (41,285 km²), making it one of the most alpine
countries. Despi