Mont Blava
Mont Blava is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, overlooking the Lac des Dix in the canton of Valais. It rises above the artificial lake formed by the Grande Dixence Dam, the world's tallest gravity dam at a height of 285 metres.
- Peak rising to 2,934 metres (9,626 feet)
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
Places of Interest
Discover Grande Dixence dam and Chapelle Saint Jean-Baptiste d’Hérémence.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fionnay and Arolla.
Fionnay
Fionnay is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais.
8 km southwest of Mont Blava
Les Haudères
Les Haudères is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais.
9 km east of Mont Blava
Mont Blava
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Latitude
46.07471° or 46° 4′ 29″ north
Longitude
7.38773° or 7° 23′ 16″ east
Open location code
8FR939FQ+V3
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Mont Blava” goes by many names.
Mont BlavaCebuano
Mont BlavaDutch
جبل مونت بلايڤاEgyptian Arabic
Mont BlavaLadin
Mont BlavaNorwegian Nynorsk
Mont BlavaSwedish
Mont BlavaUzbek
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ausserholligen and Noveli.
Notable Places Nearby
Discover Col des Roux and Pointe d’Allèves.
Curious Peaks to Discover
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“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”
