Pointe de la Plaine Morte
The Pointe de la Plaine Morte is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It overlooks the large and flat glacier named Plaine Morte Glacier, from the south-west side.Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mont Bonvin and Weisshorn.
Mont Bonvin
Peak
Mont Bonvin is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Crans-Montana in the Swiss canton of Valais. The border with the canton of Bern runs one kilometre north of the summit.
Weisshorn
Peak
Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Weisshorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It lies on the main chain of the Bernese Alps, between the Rawil Pass and the Plaine Morte Glacier.
Rohrbachstein
Peak
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rohrbachstein is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It lies between the Rawil Pass and the Plaine Morte Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montana and Mollens.
Montana
Village
Photo: Cruccone, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montana is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It was one of the six municipalities that form the ski resort Crans-Montana.
Mollens
Village
Mollens is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Mollens, Chermignon, Montana and Randogne merged into the new municipality of Crans-Montana.
Randogne
Village
Randogne is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Chermignon, Mollens, Montana and Randogne merged to form the new municipality of Crans-Montana.
Pointe de la Plaine Morte
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,927 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Category: landform
- Location: Crans Montana, Sierre District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.37073° or 46° 22′ 15″ northLongitude
7.48685° or 7° 29′ 13″ eastElevation
2,927 metres (9,603 feet)Open location code
8FR99FCP+7POpenStreetMap ID
node 511103771OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pointe de la Plaine Morte” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pointe de la Plaine Mort”
- Dutch: “Pointe de la Plaine Morte”
- Swedish: “Pointe de la Plaine Mort”
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