Blanc de Moming
The Blanc de Moming is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located south of Zinal in the canton of Valais. It lies between the Besso and the Zinalrothorn. It is connected to the Zinalrothorn by a ridge named Arête du Blanc.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Besso and Zinal Glacier.
Besso
Peak
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Besso is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in the Swiss canton of Valais. It has two significant summits: the main summit and the north-top. The name Besso means "twins" in the dialect of the Val d'Anniviers and refers to the twin summits of the mountain.
Zinal Glacier
Glacier
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The Zinal Glacier is a 7 km long glacier situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 15.4 km2. The glacier gives birth to the river Navizence, which runs through a cave.
Grand Mountet Hut
Mountain hut
Photo: 4000er, Public domain.
The Grand Mountet Hut is a mountain hut located in the Pennine Alps near Zinal in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is used at a start point for the ascents of Besso, Zinalrothorn, Ober Gabelhorn, Trifthorn, Mont Durand, Pointe de Zinal, Grand Cornier and Dent Blanche.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zinal and Zmutt.
Zinal
Village
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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 8 km northwest of Blanc de Moming.
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. Zmutt is situated 9 km southeast of Blanc de Moming.
Täsch
Village
Täsch is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located about 5 km north of Zermatt. The local language is Swiss German. Täsch is situated 9 km east of Blanc de Moming.
Blanc de Moming
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,661 metres
- Description: mountain of the Pennine Alps
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Anniviers, Sierre District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.0737° or 46° 4′ 25″ northLongitude
7.6645° or 7° 39′ 52″ eastElevation
3,661 metres (12,011 feet)Open location code
8FR93MF7+FQOpenStreetMap ID
node 6359240322OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Blanc de Moming” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بلانك دي مومينغ”
- Cebuano: “Blanc de Moming”
- Chinese: “布朗克德莫曼山”
- Dutch: “Blanc de Moming”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بلانك دى مومينج”
- French: “Blanc de Moming”
- Georgian: “ბლან-დე-მომინი”
- German: “Blanc de Moming”
- Indonesian: “Blanc de Moming”
- Italian: “Blanc de Moming”
- Ladin: “Blanc de Moming”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Blanc de Moming”
- Persian: “بلان دو مومینگ”
- Spanish: “Blanc de Moming”
- Swedish: “Blanc de Moming”
- Venetian: “Blanc de Moming”
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Notable Places Nearby
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