Tête de Valpelline

Tête de Valpelline
Tête de Valpelline (left) and Dent d'Hérens (right)
Highest point
Elevation3,799 m (12,464 ft)
Prominence239 m (784 ft)[1]
Parent peakDent d'Hérens
Coordinates45°58′31.2″N 7°34′52.1″E / 45.975333°N 7.581139°E / 45.975333; 7.581139
Geography
Tête de Valpelline
Location in the Alps
LocationValais, Switzerland
Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent rangePennine Alps

Tête de Valpelline is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. It lies west of the Dent d'Hérens, between the valleys of Mattertal (Valais) and Valpelline (Aosta Valley).

References

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Tiefmattenjoch (3,560 m).


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