La Forteresse
La Forteresse is a peak in Val-d’Illiez, Monthey District, Valais and has an elevation of 3,164 metres. La Forteresse is situated nearby to the locality Dents du Midi, as well as near L´Au de Mex.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cime de l’Est and Haute Cime.
Refuge des Dents du Midi
Wilderness hut
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
Refuge des Dents du Midi is a wilderness hut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dents du Midi and Mex.
Dents du Midi
Locality
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dents du Midi are a three-kilometre-long mountain range in the Chablais Alps in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Overlooking the Val d'Illiez and the Rhône valley to the south, they face the Lac de Salanfe, an artificial reservoir, and are part of the geological ensemble of the Giffre massif.
Mex
Village
Mex is a former municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Mex merged into the municipality of Saint-Maurice.
Val d’Illiez
Photo: Storkk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Val d'Illiez is a valley near Monthey in the Swiss region of Valais. Other than the town of Val-d'Illiez, Champéry is the most important town in the valley, being one of the pioneers of early tourism in Switzerland.
La Forteresse
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,164 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Val-d’Illiez, Monthey District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.17094° or 46° 10′ 15″ northLongitude
6.93876° or 6° 56′ 20″ eastElevation
3,164 metres (10,381 feet)Open location code
8FR85WCQ+9GOpenStreetMap ID
node 459849863OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“La Forteresse” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “La Forteresse (tumoy sa bukid)”
- Cebuano: “La Forteresse”
- Dutch: “La Forteresse”
- French: “La Forteresse”
- Swedish: “La Forteresse”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as L´Au de Mex and Le Fahy.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include La Cathédrale and Col de la Cime de l’Est.
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