Pointe de Bricola
The Pointe de Bricola is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Les Haudères in the canton of Valais. The south and west side are rocky, whilst the east side is covered by the Moiry Glacier, which is used as the main point of access.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,657 metres
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Pointe de Bricolla”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grand Cornier and Pointes de Mourti.
Grand Cornier
Peak
Photo: Alps, Public domain.
The Grand Cornier is a 3,962 m mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It lies 2 km north from the Dent Blanche. The first ascent of the mountain was made via the east ridge by Edward Whymper, Christian Almer, Michel Croz and F.
Pointes de Mourti
Peak
Photo: Grindel1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pointes de Mourti are a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking the glacier of Moiry in the canton of Valais. They lie north of the Pointe de Bricola, on the range that separates the valley of Hérens from the valley of Moiry.
Dent Blanche
Peak
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dent Blanche is a mountain in the Pennine Alps, lying in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. At 4,357 m -high, it is one of the highest peaks in the Alps.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Haudères and Zinal.
Les Haudères
Village
Photo: Reise-Line, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Les Haudères is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. The village is situated in the central part of the canton, in the Val d'Hérens, south of Sion.
Zinal
Village
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zinal is a village in Switzerland, located in the municipality of Anniviers in the canton of Valais. It lies at an elevation of 1,675 metres above sea level in the Swiss Alps in the Val de Zinal, a valley running from the Zinal Glacier, north of Dent Blanche to the village of Ayer, part of the Val d'Anniviers. Zinal is situated 9 km north of Pointe de Bricola.
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. Arolla is situated 9 km southwest of Pointe de Bricola.
Pointe de Bricola
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Evolène, Hérens District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.0625° or 46° 3′ 45″ northLongitude
7.59175° or 7° 35′ 30″ eastElevation
3,657 metres (11,998 feet)Open location code
8FR93H7R+2MOpenStreetMap ID
node 393172218OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Pointe de Bricola” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pointe de Bricola”
- Dutch: “Pointe de Bricola”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پوينت د بريكولا”
- French: “pointe de Bricola”
- French: “Pointe de Bricola”
- Georgian: “პუანტ-დე-ბრიკოლა”
- Georgian: “პუენტ-დე-ბრიკოლა”
- Italian: “Pointe de Bricola”
- Italian: “Punta di Bricola”
- Ladin: “Pointe de Bricola”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pointe de Bricola”
- Persian: “پوئنت دو بریکولا”
- Swedish: “Pointe de Bricola”
- Venetian: “Ponta de Bricola”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dent des Rosses and Col des Rosses.
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