Nordend
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Nordend is the northernmost peak
of the Monte Rosa Massif. Nordend is the fourth highest peak of the massif, after the Dufourspitze
(4,634 m), the Ostspitze
(4,632 m) and the Grenzgipfel
(4,618 m).
Mountain
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of the Monte Rosa Massif. Nordend is the fourth highest peak of the massif, after the Dufourspitze
Dufourspitze
Monte Rosa is the highest mountain of Switzerland, the second highest both of the Alps and western Europe. Distinguished by the name Dufourspitze, its summit is the culminating point of the Pennine Alps...
(4,634 m), the Ostspitze
Ostspitze
The Ostspitze is a peak of the Monte Rosa Massif in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It is the second highest peak of the massif, after the Dufourspitze , and the second highest summit in Switzerland....
(4,632 m) and the Grenzgipfel
Grenzgipfel
The Grenzgipfel is a subpeak of Monte Rosa, in Italy and Switzerland. In the German language the peak's name means 'frontier summit'....
(4,618 m).