Val d’Illiez

Val d'Illiez is a valley near Monthey in the Swiss region of Valais. Other than the town of Val-d'Illiez, Champéry is the most important town in the valley, being one of the pioneers of early tourism in Switzerland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Haute Cime and Cime de l’Est.

Haute Cime

Peak

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Haute Cime is a peak.

Cime de l’Est

Peak

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Cime de l’Est is a peak, which is situated 2½ km east of Val d’Illiez.

Rochers de Gagnerie

Peak

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The Rochers de Gagnerie are a mountain of the Chablais Alps, overlooking the Lac de Salanfe in the canton of Valais. They lie in the massif of the Dents du Midi, forming a huge wall at the end of the Saint Barthélemy valley, south-west of Mex. Rochers de Gagnerie is situated 3½ km east of Val d’Illiez.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dents du Midi and Champéry.

Dents du Midi

Locality

Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Dents du Midi are a three-kilometre-long mountain range in the Chablais Alps in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Overlooking the Val d'Illiez and the Rhône valley to the south, they face the Lac de Salanfe, an artificial reservoir, and are part of the geological ensemble of the Giffre Massif.

Champéry

Village

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Champéry is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Champéry is situated 4 km west of Val d’Illiez.

Val-d’Illiez

Village

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Val-d'Illiez is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Val-d’Illiez is situated 4½ km northwest of Val d’Illiez.

Val d’Illiez

Type: Valley with an elevation of 2,331 metres
Category: landform
Location: Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.16667° or 46° 10′ north

Longitude

6.91667° or 6° 55′ east

Elevation

2,331 metres (7,648 feet)

Open location code

8FR85W88+MM

GeoNames ID

2660271

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