Dent de Morcles

The Dent de Morcles is a 2,969 metres high mountain located at western end of the , overlooking the Rhone between and .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,969 metres
  • Description: mountain with two peaks in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Dent de morcles”, “Dents de Morcles”, and “Petite Dent de Morcles”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Dent Favre and Grand Chavalard.

Peak
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The is a mountain in the …

Peak
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The is a mountain in the western part…

Mountain saddle
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The is a 2111 meters high mountain pass…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morcles and Javerne.

Village
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Locality
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is an alpine pasture located in the municipality of , in .

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice in the canton of in .

Dent de Morcles

Latitude
46.19933° or 46° 11′ 58″ north
Longitude
7.07553° or 7° 4′ 32″ east
Elevation
2,969 metres (9,741 feet)
Open location code
8FR953XG+P6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 440761203
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2659593
Wiki­data ID
Q691708
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Dent de Morcles” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دينت دي موركليس”
  • Arpitan: “Dent de Morclles”
  • Bulgarian: “Дан дьо Моркл”
  • Cebuano: “Dent de Morcles”
  • Chinese: “莫爾克勒峰”
  • Dutch: “Dent de Morcles”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل دينت دى موركليس”
  • French: “dents de Morcles”
  • French: “Dents de Morcles”
  • Georgian: “დან-დე-მორკლე”
  • German: “Dent de Morcles”
  • German: “Dents de Morcles”
  • Hebrew: “דאן דה מורסל”
  • Italian: “Dent de Morcles”
  • Ladin: “Dents de Morcles”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dent de Morcles”
  • Persian: “دنت مورکلس”
  • Polish: “Dent de Morcles”
  • Spanish: “Dent de Morcles”
  • Swedish: “Dent de Morcles”
  • Swedish: “Grande Dent de Morcles”
  • Venetian: “Dent de Morcles”
  • “Grande Dent de Morcles”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Plan Essert and Plan-passon.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Petite Dent de Morcles and Pointe du Grand Cor.

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Worth a closer look: Sion and Zermatt.

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