Mont Vélan

Mont Vélan is a mountain of the , located on the border between and . At 3,727 metres, Mont Vélan is the highest summit lying between the and .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,725 metres
  • Description: mountain
  • Also known as: “Mont Velan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mont de la Gouille and Petit Vélan.

Peak
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is a mountain of the Swiss , located south of in the canton of . It belong to the Mont Vélan massif.

Peak
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The is a mountain of the Swiss , located south of in the canton of . It lies NW of Mont Vélan.

Mountain hut
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is a mountain hut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bourg-Saint-Pierre and Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of in . is the highest inhabited locality of the valley and the last village when ascending the Great Saint Bernard Pass.

Village
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is a comune in the region of . is situated 9 km southwest of Mont Vélan.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 9 km southwest of Mont Vélan.

Mont Vélan

Latitude
45.89194° or 45° 53′ 31″ north
Longitude
7.25147° or 7° 15′ 5″ east
Elevation
3,725 metres (12,221 feet)
Open location code
8FQ9V7R2+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26863749
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2658174
Wiki­data ID
Q669860
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Satellite Map

Discover Mont Vélan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Mont Vélan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مونت فيلان”
  • Catalan: “Mont Vélan”
  • Catalan: “Monte Vélan”
  • Cebuano: “Mont Vélan”
  • Chinese: “韋蘭山”
  • Czech: “Mont Vélan”
  • Dutch: “Mont Velan”
  • Dutch: “Mont Vélan”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت فيلان”
  • French: “mont Vélan”
  • French: “Mont Vélan”
  • Georgian: “მონ-ველანი”
  • German: “Mont Velan”
  • German: “Mont Vélan”
  • Italian: “Monte Velan”
  • Italian: “Monte Velàn”
  • Italian: “Monte Vélan”
  • Korean: “몽벨랑”
  • Ladin: “Mont Vélan”
  • Lombard: “Vélan”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mont Vélan”
  • Persian: “کوه ویلان”
  • Polish: “Mont Velàn”
  • Portuguese: “Monte Vélan”
  • Slovenian: “Mont Vélan”
  • Spanish: “Mont Velan”
  • Spanish: “Mont Vélan”
  • Swedish: “Mont Vélan”
  • Venetian: “Monte Vélan”
  • Western Panjabi: “مونٹ ویلن”
  • “Mont Vélan”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Plan-Bago and Cabane du Vélan CAS.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Corni del Velan and Tête de Riondet.

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