Bouquetins
The Dents de Bouquetins or just the Bouquetins are a multi-summited mountain of the Alps between Switzerland and Italy. They form a ridge composed of several summits above 3,600 metres, of which the highest is 3,838 metres.Photo: Wala, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,838 metres
- Description: mountain of the Pennine Alps
- Also known as: “Dents des Bouquetins - Sommet Central”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tête Blanche and Mont Collon.
Tête Blanche
Peak
Photo: Jackph, Public domain.
Tête Blanche is a mountain of the Pennine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border. Its summit is the tripoint between the valleys of Hérens, Mattertal and Valpelline, thus forming the linguistic tri-point between French, German, and Italian -speaking areas.
Mont Collon
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mont Collon is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais. Its glaciated north face dominates the view south from the village of Arolla.
Tête de Valpelline
Peak
Photo: Francofranco56, Public domain.
Tête de Valpelline is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. It lies west of the Dent d'Hérens, between the valleys of Mattertal and Valpelline.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arolla and Breuil-Cervinia.
Arolla
Village
Photo: Steinmann, Public domain.
Arolla is a village in the municipality of Evolène in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is situated at the end of the Val d'Hérens, south of the cantonal capital, Sion.
Breuil-Cervinia
Village
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Breuil-Cervinia is a frazione of the comune of Valtournenche, Italy. It is a winter and summer tourist resort. Breuil-Cervinia is situated 8 km southeast of Bouquetins.
Plan Maison
Locality
Photo: SteGrifo27, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plan Maison is a locality, which is situated 10 km southeast of Bouquetins.
Bouquetins
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Evolène, Hérens District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.98226° or 45° 58′ 56″ northLongitude
7.54545° or 7° 32′ 44″ eastElevation
3,838 metres (12,592 feet)Open location code
8FQ9XGJW+W5OpenStreetMap ID
node 4993486653OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Bouquetins” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بوكويتينس”
- Cebuano: “Bouquetins (tumoy sa bukid sa Swisa, Hérens District)”
- Cebuano: “Bouquetins”
- Chinese: “布克坦山”
- Chinese: “布凯坦峰”
- Chinese: “布凱坦峰”
- Dutch: “Bouquetins”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بوكويتينس”
- French: “dents des Bouquetins”
- French: “Dents des Bouquetins”
- Georgian: “ბუკეტენი”
- Italian: “Bouquetins”
- Italian: “Dents des Bouquetins”
- Ladin: “Bouquetins”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bouquetins”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dents des Bouquetins”
- Persian: “بوکتا (کوه)”
- Persian: “بوکتا”
- Polish: “Dents des Bouquetins”
- Portuguese: “Dents des Bouquetins”
- Spanish: “Bouquetins”
- Swedish: “Bouquetins (bergstopp i Schweiz, Hérens District)”
- Swedish: “Bouquetins”
- Venetian: “Dents des Bouquetins”
- Western Panjabi: “باؤقیٹنز”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dents des Bouquetins - Faux Sommet and Col des Dents de Bouquetins.
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