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Dufourspitze , it, Punta Dufour, rm, Piz da Dufour , translation = Peak Dufour, Highest Peak, Large Horn , photo = Monte Rosa summit.jpg , photo_size = , photo_caption = From the peak to the southeast towards Italy, the Dunantspi ...

, map= Alps , map_caption= Location in the Alps , location= On the Swiss (

Valais Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the 26 cantons forming the S ...

) – Italian (

Aosta Valley , Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = Official languages , population_blank1 = Italian French ...

) border , country_type= Countries , country= , parent=

Pennine Alps The Pennine Alps (german: Walliser Alpen, french: Alpes valaisannes, it, Alpi Pennine, la, Alpes Poeninae), also known as the Valais Alps, are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland (Valais) and Italy ...

, coordinates= , range_coordinates= , topo_map= Swiss Federal Office of Topography

swisstopo Swisstopo is the official name for the Swiss Federal Office of Topography (in German: ''Bundesamt für Landestopografie''; French: ''Office fédéral de topographie''; Italian: ''Ufficio federale di topografia''; Romansh: ''Uffizi federal ...

, mountain_type= , age= , first_ascent= August 23, 1861 by F. W. Jacomb and William Mathews with guide

Michel Croz Michel Auguste Croz (22 April 1830 in Le Tour, Chamonix valley – 14 July 1865, on the Matterhorn) was a French mountain guide and the first ascentionist of many mountains in the western Alps during the golden age of alpinism. He is chiefly rem ...

, easiest_route= Castor ( it, Castore) is a mountain in the

on the border between

, Switzerland and the

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

. It is the higher of a pair of twin peaks (german: Zwillinge), the other being Pollux, named after the

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. Castor's peak is at an elevation of , and it lies between

Breithorn The Breithorn (German for literally "broad horn"; 13,661 ft. or 4,164 m) is a mountain range of the Pennine Alps with its highest peak of the same name (but also called ''Breithorn (Western Summit)''), located on the border between Switzerland ...

and the

Monte Rosa : , other_name = Monte Rosa massif , translation = Mount Rose , photo = Dufourspitze (Monte Rosa) and Monte Rosa Glacier as seen from Gornergrat, Wallis, Switzerland, 2012 August.jpg , photo_caption = Central Mon ...

. It is separated from Pollux by a pass at , named ''Passo di Verra'' in Italian and ''Zwillingsjoch'' in German. Ascents are usually made from the

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''Capanna Quintino Sella'' on the Italian side, by means of the Felikjoch and the long and narrow southeast ridge. From the Swiss side, ascents start from

Klein Matterhorn The Klein Matterhorn (sometimes translated as ''Little Matterhorn'') is a peak of the Pennine Alps, overlooking Zermatt in the Swiss canton of Valais. At above sea level, it is the highest place in Europe that can be reached by aerial tramway o ...

and go by way of the Italian glacier

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and the mountain's west flank. The first ascent was made on August 23, 1861.

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Image:Castor_und_Pollux.jpg, Castor (left) and Pollux (right) above the Zwillingsgletscher ( en, Twin Glacier) in the back and the lower

Grenzgletscher The Gorner Glacier (german: Gornergletscher) is a valley glacier found on the west side of the Monte Rosa massif close to Zermatt in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is about long (2014) and wide. The entire glacial area of the glacier rela ...

( en, Border Glacier) in front Image:Castore per la cresta sudorientale.JPG, Climbing along the summit ridge Image:Castor - Monte Castore.jpg, Castor in black and white

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Castor on Summitpost
Alpine four-thousanders Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Italy Mountains of Switzerland Pennine Alps Italy–Switzerland border International mountains of Europe Mountains of Valais Four-thousanders of Switzerland {{Aosta-mountain-stub

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