34+ Alps Mountains In Europe Background. However, although the alps may be the continent's most well known range. The alps are a range of mountains in europe that stretch from italy through france, switzerland, liechtenstein, germany, austria and slovenia.
The mountain range starts near the mediterranean sea on the border between france and italy.
The range is home to mont blanc, which at 4,810m, is the tallest mountain in western europe. They stretch from italy through france, switzerland, liechtenstein, germany, austria, and into slovenia. The alps are the youngest and highest mountain system in europe. 2020's top mountains in the alps include the matterhorn, untersberg + kitzsteinhorn.