Mont vs. Alp — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Mont and Alp
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Definitions
Mont➦
Mount; mountain.
Alp➦
A mountain meadow, especially one used for pasturage.
Mont➦
Mountain.
Alp➦
A high mountain.
Alp➦
A very large mound or mass.
Alp➦
A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.
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Alp➦
An alpine meadow}}
Alp➦
A very high mountain. Specifically, in the plural, the highest chain of mountains in Europe, containing the lofty mountains of Switzerland, etc.
Nor breath of vernal air from snowy alp.
Hills peep o'er hills, and alps on alps arise.
Alp➦
Fig.: Something lofty, or massive, or very hard to be surmounted.
Alp➦
A bullfinch.
Alp➦
Any high mountain