Zermatt from above

The town of Zermatt. I found the alps so amazing because the valleys are so low while the surrounding mountains are so high. Compare Zermatt at 5250' and the Matterhorn at 14,693' with Breckenridge, CO at 9600' and nearby Quandary peak at 14,265'. The elevation change is so much more dramatic in CH. The Matterhorn isn't even the highest mountain around either.