Mont Fourchon
Mont Fourchon is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It is located on the main chain of the Alps, approximately halfway between the Grand Golliat and the Great St Bernard Pass.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Great St Bernard Pass and Grand Golliat.
Great St Bernard Pass
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Great St Bernard Pass is the third highest road pass in Switzerland, at an elevation of 2,469 m. It connects Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland with Aosta in the region Aosta Valley in Italy.
Grand Golliat
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Grand Golliat is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located between the Petit Col Ferret and the Great St. Bernard Pass. At 3,238 metres above sea level, its summit straddles the border between Switzerland and Italy, separating the Swiss canton of Valais from the Italian region of Aosta Valley.
Pointe de Drône
Peak
The Pointe de Drône is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It lies west of the Great St. Bernard Pass.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castello di Bosses and La Fouly.
La Fouly
Village
Photo: Aaquilino, Public domain.
La Fouly is a village in Val Ferret in the Swiss canton of Valais. At an altitude of 1,600 metres, it is part of the municipality of Orsières. It sits at the foot of Mont Dolent and the Tour Noir in the Mont Blanc massif. La Fouly is situated 8 km north of Mont Fourchon.
Saint-Oyen
Village
Photo: Tenam2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Oyen is a village and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. Saint-Oyen is situated 8 km southeast of Mont Fourchon.
Mont Fourchon
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,901 metres
- Description: mountain in Italy
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses, Aosta Valley, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.86829° or 45° 52′ 6″ northLongitude
7.1331° or 7° 7′ 59″ eastElevation
2,901 metres (9,518 feet)Open location code
8FQ9V49M+86OpenStreetMap ID
node 687555360OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Mont Fourchon” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mont Fourchon”
- Dutch: “Mont Fourchon”
- Italian: “monte Fourchon”
- Ladin: “Mont Fourchon”
- Venetian: “Monte Fourchon”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tza d’Arc and Praz de Farcoz.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Col Fourchon and Pain de Sucre.
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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 “Mont Fourchon”. Photo: Cruccone, CC BY 3.0.