Alps Mountain in Switzerland is popular throughout the world and most tourists come to witness the mountain ranges while in Switzerland. It is an attraction for the mountaineers, nature-loving tourists and the ammeter photographer who would love to be in this place. The Alpine meadows, thick forest, snow capped peaks all combine to make Switzerland one of the most picturesque places in Europe. The mountain ranges influence the climate and life in Switzerland.

The mountains of Switzerland have high peaks than any other country of Europe. As a result of the Alps mountain of Switzerland, the Swiss lay claim to the highest railway station in Europe, highest permanently inhabited village in Europe, highest golf course in Europe etc. During the travel to Switzerland one can witness the steepest cog railway, and the longest glacier in Europe and longest continuous cogwheel railway in the world etc.

The Swiss Alps, which is a part of the European Alps, extends more than 1000 km through the parts of southeastern France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Austria and Slovenia. Mont Blanc is the highest and most complicated mountain massif in the Alps, extending southwest to northeast for 50 kilometers (30 miles) at the junction of France, Switzerland and Italy.
The two mountain ranges in the Swiss are the Swiss Alps and the Jura Mountains.

Switzerland is home to thousands of glaciers and some of the longest rivers in Europe such as the Rhine and the Rhodes originate in the Swiss Alps. The area between the Jura and the Alps occupies 23 percent of Europe and consists of the rolling hills. This is what makes Swiss Alps ideal for ice skiing, skating, water surfing and other adventure sports and the favorite of nature and adventure buffs.

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