Fontanabran
The Fontanabran is a mountain in the Chablais Alps in Switzerland. Fontanabran has an elevation of 2,703 metres.Photo: Picea Abies, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lac d’Émosson and Tour Sallière.
Lac d’Émosson
Reservoir
Photo: ²°¹°°, Public domain.
The Lac d'Émosson is a reservoir in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is located in the municipalities of Salvan and Finhaut. The closest small city in Switzerland is Martigny.
Tour Sallière
Peak
Photo: Champer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tour Sallière is a mountain of the Chablais Alps, that is overlooking the lake of Salanfe in the Swiss canton of Valais.
Mont Ruan
Peak
Photo: Svp59, Public domain.
Mont Ruan is a mountain in the Chablais Alps, overlooking the lake of Emosson in the Swiss canton of Valais. At 3,057 metres above sea level, its main summit is located 200 metres away from the French border, where lies a slightly lower summit at 3,044 metres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Finhaut and Le Trétien.
Finhaut
Village
Photo: Gürbetaler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Martigny is a town in the French-speaking part of Valais. It lies in the Rhone valley and is one of the economic centres of the region.
Le Châtelard
Hamlet
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Châtelard is a locality in the canton of Valais, Switzerland near the border with France. It is part of the municipality of Finhaut.
Fontanabran
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,703 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Salvan, Saint-Maurice District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.09968° or 46° 5′ 59″ northLongitude
6.93877° or 6° 56′ 20″ eastElevation
2,703 metres (8,868 feet)Open location code
8FR83WXQ+VGOpenStreetMap ID
node 420263460OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Fontanabran from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Fontanabran” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فونتانابران”
- Bulgarian: “Фонтанабран”
- Cebuano: “Fontanabran”
- Chinese: “豐塔納布朗山”
- Chinese: “豐塔納布蘭山”
- Dutch: “Fontanabran”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل فونتانابران”
- French: “Fontanabran”
- Georgian: “ფონტანაბრანი”
- German: “Fontanabran”
- Ladin: “Fontanabran”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fontanabran”
- Persian: “فونتانابران”
- Swedish: “Fontanabran”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fenestral and Barberine.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lac de Fontanabran and Col de Barberine.
Valais: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Sion, Zermatt, Martigny, and Brig.
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