Dent de Morcles
The Dent de Morcles is a 2,969 metres high mountain located at western end of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Rhone between Martigny and St. Maurice.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,969 metres
- Description: mountain with two peaks in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Dents de Morcles”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dent Favre and Grand Chavalard.
Dent Favre
Peak
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dent Favre is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, located between the Dent de Morcles and the Grand Muveran. Its summit straddles the border between the Swiss cantons of Vaud and Valais.
Grand Chavalard
Peak
Photo: Maurice Perry, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Grand Chavalard is a mountain in the western part of the Bernese Alps in Valais, overlooking the Rhone at Fully near Martigny. The mountain is located close to the Dent de Morcles on the north-west.
Pauvres Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: GMason, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Pauvres Pass is a 2111 meters high mountain pass located in the municipality of Bex, Switzerland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morcles and Javerne.
Morcles
Village
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Morcles is a village and former municipality in the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 1043 as Morcles.
Javerne
Locality
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0.
Javerne is an alpine pasture located in the municipality of Bex, in Switzerland. The name of the locality might be used to describe the little valley itself: "vallon de Javerne".
Collonges
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Collonges is a municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Dent de Morcles
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Fully, Martigny District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.19933° or 46° 11′ 58″ northLongitude
7.07553° or 7° 4′ 32″ eastElevation
2,969 metres (9,741 feet)Open location code
8FR953XG+P6OpenStreetMap ID
node 440761203OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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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: “Dent de morcles”
- French: “dents de Morcles”
- French: “Dents de Morcles”
- Georgian: “დან-დე-მორკლე”
- German: “Dent de Morcles”
- German: “Dents de Morcles”
- German: “Grande Dent de Morcles”
- German: “Petite Dent de Morcles”
- Hebrew: “דאן דה מורסל”
- Italian: “Dent de Morcles”
- Italian: “Dents 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”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Petite Dent de Morcles and Pointe du Grand Cor.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dent de Morcles”. Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.