Pointe de Drône
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.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,949 metres
- Description: mountain shared by Switzerland and Italy
- Also known as: “Pointe de Drone”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Great St Bernard Pass and Museum of the Great Saint Bernard Hospice with treasure.
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.
Great St Bernard Hospice
Mountain hut
Photo: Ludo29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Great St Bernard Hospice, named after its founder Bernard of Menthon, is a hospice and hostel for travelers at the Great St Bernard Pass in Switzerland.
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 northwest of Pointe de Drône.
Bourg-Saint-Pierre
Village
Photo: ChristiaanPR, CC0.
Bourg-Saint-Pierre is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Bourg-Saint-Pierre is the highest inhabited locality of the valley and the last village when ascending the Great Saint Bernard Pass. Bourg-Saint-Pierre is situated 9 km northeast of Pointe de Drône.
Pointe de Drône
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses, Aosta Valley, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.879° or 45° 52′ 44″ northLongitude
7.15735° or 7° 9′ 27″ eastElevation
2,949 metres (9,675 feet)Open location code
8FQ9V5H4+HWOpenStreetMap ID
node 687555361OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Pointe de Drône” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pointe de Drone”
- Dutch: “Pointe de Drône”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پوينت د درون”
- Georgian: “პუენტ-დე-დრონი”
- German: “Pointe de Drône”
- Ladin: “Pointe de Drône”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pointe de Drône”
- Spanish: “Pointe de Drone”
- Spanish: “Pointe de Drône”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fenêtre d’en Haut - Col de Fonteinte and Grande Chenalette.
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