Europe / Pennine Alps

Pollux

Italy / Switzerland · 4,089 m

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About Pollux

Pollux combines a high-altitude approach with technical summit climbing. The southwest ridge has separate hut and cable-car starting itineraries.

Switzerland Tourism · Pollux overview · SAC · Pollux alpine route listings

Geographic source notes

Wikidata description: mountain in the Pennine Alps. Imported context (CC0); retrieved 2026-10-05, not independently reviewed.

This overview is assembled from the geographic records cited below; it has not been independently field-verified.

Mountain facts

Elevation
4089 metres above sea level
Country / territory
Italy / Switzerland
Mountain range
Pennine Alps
Range assignment
Source-linked Wikidata statement · 2026-10-05
Summit coordinates
45.93333, 7.78333 · View summit on OpenStreetMap

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Routes and variants

2 source-linked entries · research checked 2026-10-07. The inventory remains incomplete.

Documented information and open research

Starting point: 2 of 2 · Difficulty with grading system: 2 of 2 · Elevation gain: 2 of 2 · Duration: 2 of 2 · Season: 0 of 2

0 historical entries. These counts describe published entries, not all possible routes. Current access is not established.

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Grades retain their published rating system; different systems and historical grades are not equivalent. Elevation gain means climbing metres, not summit altitude. Missing figures are not estimated.

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Route comparison · 2 entries · sources checked 2026-10-07
RouteActivity / directionDifficulty / systemStarting pointElevation gainDurationSources
Southwest ridge from Guide d’AyasAlpinismAscentPD+SAC alpine overall gradeRifugio Guide d’Ayas670 mListed cumulative ascent for this itinerary; not summit altitude2:30–3 hListed ascent from Rifugio Guide d’Ayas to summit; approach and return excludedSource 1 ↗
Southwest ridge from Klein MatterhornAlpinismAscentPD+SAC alpine overall gradeKlein Matterhorn426 mListed cumulative ascent for this itinerary; not summit altitude3:30–4 hListed ascent from Klein Matterhorn to summit; approach and return excludedSource 1 ↗

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Alpinism (2)
Southwest ridge from Guide d’AyasAlpinism · Ascent · PD+

Hut-start itinerary to the southwest ridge.

Activity
Alpinism
Direction / role
Ascent
Starting point
Rifugio Guide d’Ayas
Difficulty
PD+ · SAC alpine overall grade · French notation in the current alpine listing; not a walking or rock-only grade
Elevation gain
670 m · Listed cumulative ascent for this itinerary; not summit altitude
Duration
2:30–3 h · Listed ascent from Rifugio Guide d’Ayas to summit; approach and return excluded
Season
Not established from the checked source
Current access
Not checked for current use

SAC · Pollux alpine route listings · source checked 2026-10-07

The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.

Southwest ridge from Klein MatterhornAlpinism · Ascent · PD+

Cable-car-start itinerary to the same ridge; includes intermediate descending terrain.

Activity
Alpinism
Direction / role
Ascent
Starting point
Klein Matterhorn
Difficulty
PD+ · SAC alpine overall grade · French notation in the current alpine listing; not a walking or rock-only grade
Elevation gain
426 m · Listed cumulative ascent for this itinerary; not summit altitude
Duration
3:30–4 h · Listed ascent from Klein Matterhorn to summit; approach and return excluded
Season
Not established from the checked source
Current access
Not checked for current use

SAC · Pollux alpine route listings · source checked 2026-10-07

The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.

Route questions, answered

Specific planning questions, with the scope of each source kept visible.

Are these two different Pollux summit ridges?

No: both SAC entries reach the southwest ridge, but start from different places. The hut itinerary is listed at 2:30–3 hours and the Klein Matterhorn itinerary at 3:30–4 hours.

SAC · Pollux alpine route listings

Does the listed descent include the return from Pollux?

No. The Klein Matterhorn entry lists 426 m ascent and 212 m descent within its approach/ascent itinerary. A summit return time is not established here.

SAC · Pollux alpine route listings

Climbing Chronicle Redaktion · Sources checked · Source research; current route conditions are not confirmed.

Two starts for the southwest ridge

Compare the documented starts and ascent figures. Coverage is partial; current access remains a separate check.

Planning at a glance

Access and starting point

Compare Rifugio Guide d’Ayas with Klein Matterhorn. The quoted timings begin at those starts, not at a valley accommodation.

SAC · Pollux alpine route listings

Difficulty and required experience

SAC lists PD+ for both southwest-ridge approaches. Switzerland Tourism also describes technical climbing; cable-car access does not turn the summit into a hike.

SAC · Pollux alpine route listings · Switzerland Tourism · Pollux overview

Season and restrictions

Not yet established from checked sources for this mountain.

Sources for current information

Regional weather and warning resources

Selected by the recorded country. Check geographic coverage and elevation; these links do not confirm access or conditions on this summit.

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Research still needed

For Pollux, this atlas does not yet document first-ascent history; checked seasonal restrictions. Missing first-ascent evidence does not mean a mountain is unclimbed.

Use the linked sources as starting points; summit coordinates do not describe a climbing route or public access.

Sources and coverage

Imported geographic data from Wikidata (CC0); not independently field-verified. Data snapshot: 30 September 2026. Elevations and boundaries can differ between sources. Mountain-range membership follows explicit Wikidata relationships or a coordinate match against published GMBA v2 standard polygons. GMBA: Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (2021), CC BY 4.0; methodology: Snethlage et al. (2022). Missing evidence remains open.

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Editorial responsibility

Responsible publisher and editorial author: Climbing Chronicle Redaktion. AI-assisted source research; no on-site inspection or professional route approval is claimed.

Route listing source check
2026-10-07 · partial inventory; current access remains open
Planning source check
2026-10-07 · only the individually cited planning additions
Earlier profile review
Open · no complete editorial review recorded
Imported context retrieved
2026-10-05 · automated retrieval, not an editorial review

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Further reading about Pollux

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