This is the Monte Rosa massif looking towards the centre left peak of Monte Rosa, the highest mountain in Switzerland though shared with Italy. Lyskamm occupies the centre along with the twin peaks of Castor and Pollux, then the bulk of the Breithorn, all located near the Swiss mountain holiday resort town of Zermatt in the Swiss Canton of Valais

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This is the Monte Rosa massif from Schoenbiel looking towards the centre peak of Monte Rosa, the highest mountain in Switzerland though shared with Italy. Lyskamm occupies the right centre along with the twin peaks of Castor and Pollux, all located near the Swiss mountain holiday resort town of Zermatt in the Swiss Canton of Valais as it was in 2000.

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Size: 6000px × 4882px
Location: Zermatt, Switzerland, 2000
Photo credit: © Allan Hartley / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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