Le Pissoir

Le Pissoir is a peak in Trient, Martigny District, Valais and has an elevation of 3,320 metres. Le Pissoir is situated nearby to the locality Col du Chardonnet, as well as near the hamlet Le Tour.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aiguille du Tour and Trient Glacier.

Aiguille du Tour

Peak

Photo: O.Taris, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Aiguille du Tour is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif, located on the border between Switzerland and France. The voie normale on the mountain is graded F and can be climbed from either the Albert Premier Hut on the French side or the Trient Hut on the Swiss side.

Trient Glacier

Glacier

Photo: Poschi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Trient Glacier is a 4.3 km long glacier in the Mont Blanc Massif in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 6.4 km². The upper part of the glacier forms a large plateau named Plateau du Trient.

Pointe d’Orny

Peak

Photo: X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Pointe d'Orny is a mountain of the Mont Blanc massif, located west of Orsières in the canton of Valais. It lies north-east of the Plateau du Trient. Below the summit lies the Cabane du Trient, a mountain hut operated by the Swiss Alpine Club.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Col du Chardonnet and Le Tour.

Col du Chardonnet

Locality

Photo: Panoraman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Col du Chardonnet is a locality, which is situated 4 km south of Le Pissoir.

Le Tour

Hamlet

Photo: X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Le Tour is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km west of Le Pissoir.

Montroc

Hamlet

Photo: X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Montroc is a hamlet in eastern France, located in the territory of the commune of Chamonix. Several houses at Poses 150 m north-east of Montroc were destroyed on 9 February 1999 by a slab avalanche from Bec du Lachat and Mont Peclerey on the Mont Blanc massif, killing 12 people. Montroc is situated 6 km west of Le Pissoir.

Le Pissoir

Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,320 metres
Category: landform
Location: Trient, Martigny District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.00066° or 46° 0′ 2″ north

Longitude

7.01251° or 7° 0′ 45″ east

Elevation

3,320 metres (10,892 feet)

Open location code

8FR92227+72

GeoNames ID

6931739

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