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Besso

Besso is a mountain in the in the . It has two significant summits: the main summit and the north-top. The name Besso means "twins" in the dialect of the and refers to the twin summits of the mountain.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Blanc de Moming and Zinalrothorn.

Peak
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The is a mountain of the , located south of in the canton of . It lies between the Besso and the . It is connected to the Zinalrothorn by a ridge named Arête du Blanc.

Peak
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The at 4,221 m is a mountain in the in . Its name comes from the village of lying on the north side and from the German word Rothorn which means Red Peak.

Glacier
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The is a 7 km long situated in the in the canton of in . In 1973 it had an area of 15.4 km2. The glacier gives birth to the river Navizence, which runs through a cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zinal and Zmutt.

Village
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is a in , located in the municipality of in the canton of . It lies at an elevation of 1,675 metres above sea level in the in the Val de , a valley running from the , north of to the village of Ayer, part of the .

Hamlet
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is a small village in the municipality of , , , situated at 1936 m in the Valley west of Zermatt. The village chapel is dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria, patroness of the Valais. is situated 9 km southeast of Besso.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of in . It is located about 5 km north of . The local language is Swiss German. is situated 9 km east of Besso.

Besso

Latitude
46.07776° or 46° 4′ 40″ north
Longitude
7.65878° or 7° 39′ 32″ east
Elevation
3,668 metres (12,034 feet)
Open location code
8FR93MH5+4G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3029801348
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6932076
Wiki­data ID
Q830237
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Besso” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بيسو”
  • Cebuano: “Besso (tumoy sa bukid)”
  • Cebuano: “Besso”
  • Chinese: “貝索山”
  • Dutch: “Besso”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بيسو”
  • French: “Besso”
  • Georgian: “ბესო”
  • German: “Besso”
  • Indonesian: “Besso”
  • Italian: “Monte Besso”
  • Japanese: “ベッソ山”
  • Ladin: “Besso”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Besso”
  • Persian: “بسو”
  • Polish: “Besso”
  • Swedish: “Besso (bergstopp)”
  • Swedish: “Besso”
  • Venetian: “Monte Besso”
  • Western Panjabi: “بیسو”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Glacier du Besso and Dôme.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Besso”. Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.