Bec de la Montau
The Bec de la Montau is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located south of Nendaz in the Swiss canton of Valais. It lies on the range that separates the Val de Nendaz from the Val d'Hérémence, which culminates at Le Métailler.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Le Métailler and Lac de Cleuson.
Le Métailler
Peak
Le Métailler is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, overlooking the lake of Cleuson in the canton of Valais.
Lac de Cleuson
Reservoir
Photo: Claudio Vosti, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lac de Cleuson is a reservoir in the municipality of Nendaz, Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.51 km2. Water from the reservoir is often pumped into the Grande Dixence Dam's reservoir, Lac des Dix, for use in hydroelectricity production.
Mont Rouge
Peak
Mont Rouge is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Nendaz and Hérémence in the canton of Valais. It lies between the valleys of Nendaz and Hérémence, on the chain north of the Rosablanche.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Verrey and Les Masses.
Les Masses
Hamlet
Les Masses is a small ski resort town in Val d'Herens. Les Masses is part of the municipality of Hérémence, Valais, Switzerland. It is in the Four Valleys ski area, in the easternmost part, at 1500 metres altitude.
Hérémence
Village
Photo: Mo4jolo, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Hérémence is a municipality in the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Bec de la Montau
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,922 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Nendaz, Conthey District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.12876° or 46° 7′ 44″ northLongitude
7.34763° or 7° 20′ 52″ eastElevation
2,922 metres (9,587 feet)Open location code
8FR948HX+G3OpenStreetMap ID
node 459849797OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Bec de la Montau” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيك دي لا مونتاو”
- Cebuano: “Bec de la Montau”
- Dutch: “Bec de la Montau”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بيك دى لا مونتاو”
- Georgian: “ბეკ-დე-ლა-მონტო”
- Ladin: “Bec de la Montau”
- Mingrelian: “ბეკ-დე-ლა-მონტო”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bec de la Montau”
- Persian: “بک دو لا مونتائو”
- Spanish: “Bec de la Montau”
- Swedish: “Bec de la Montau”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Orchère and Siviez.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bec de la Montau and Pointes de la Rosette.
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