Testa del Leone
The Testa del Leone is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies on the main Alpine watershed, west of the Matterhorn.Photo: SteGrifo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pic Tyndall and Refuge Jean-Antoine Carrel.
Pic Tyndall
Peak
Photo: Lebendre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pic Tyndall is a minor summit below the Matterhorn in the Pennine Alps, on the boundary between Aosta Valley and Switzerland. Because of its small prominence it was included in the enlarged list of alpine four-thousanders.
Refuge Jean-Antoine Carrel
Mountain hut
Photo: Bertubertu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Refuge Jean-Antoine Carrel is a refuge in the Alps at an altitude of 3,830m in Aosta Valley, Italy. It is located on the south-west ridge of the Matterhorn, near the Swiss border.
Punta Maria Cristina
Peak
Photo: SteGrifo27, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Punta Maria Cristina is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. It lies on the main Alpine watershed, between the Dent d'Hérens and the Matterhorn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plan Maison and Breuil-Cervinia.
Breuil-Cervinia
Village
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Breuil-Cervinia, officially Le Breuil from September 2023, is a frazione of the comune of Valtournenche, Italy. It is a winter and summer tourist resort.
Zmutt
Hamlet
Photo: DrTW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zmutt is a small village in the municipality of Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland, situated at 1936 m in the Zmutt Valley west of Zermatt. The village chapel is dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria, patroness of the Valais.
Testa del Leone
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,714 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Valtournenche, Aosta Valley, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.97131° or 45° 58′ 17″ northLongitude
7.64366° or 7° 38′ 37″ eastElevation
3,714 metres (12,185 feet)Open location code
8FQ9XJCV+GFOpenStreetMap ID
node 7276514779OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Testa del Leone” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Testa del Leone”
- Dutch: “Testa del Leone”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل تيستا ديل ليون”
- French: “tête du Lion”
- French: “Tête du Lion”
- German: “Testa del Leone”
- Italian: “Testa del Leone”
- Ladin: “Testa del Leone”
- Persian: “تستا دل لئون”
- Venetian: “Testa del Leon”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Colle del Leone and Col Valtournenche.
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