Fontaine Dessus (Liddes)

Fontaine Dessus (Liddes) is a hamlet in Liddes, Entremont District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,281 metres. Fontaine Dessus (Liddes) is situated nearby to the village Rive Haute, as well as near Chandonne.

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Fontaine Dessous (Liddes)”
Postal code: 1945

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint-Laurent chapel and Mont Brûlé.

Saint-Laurent chapel

Church

Photo: Vaquins, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Saint-Laurent chapel is a church.

Mont Brûlé

Peak

Photo: crash71100, CC0.

Mont Brûlé is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Orsières in the canton of Valais. It lies just north of Col de Mille. Mont Brûlé is situated 2½ km northeast of Fontaine Dessus (Liddes).

Saint-Étienne chapel

Church

Photo: Vaquins, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Saint-Étienne chapel is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Liddes and Orsières.

Liddes

Village

Photo: Dodoïste, CC0.

Liddes is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Orsières

Village

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.

Orsières is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Orsières is situated 3½ km northwest of Fontaine Dessus (Liddes).

Champex

Village

Photo: Bescoff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Champex is a village located in the French-speaking Swiss canton of Valais, part of the municipality of Orsières. The village lies at 1,470 metres on the shore of Lac de Champex, at the foot of the Mont Blanc Massif. Champex is situated 5 km northwest of Fontaine Dessus (Liddes).

Fontaine Dessus (Liddes)

Category: locality
Location: Liddes, Entremont District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.00554° or 46° 0′ 20″ north

Longitude

7.17382° or 7° 10′ 26″ east

Elevation

1,281 metres (4,203 feet)

Open location code

8FR9254F+6G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 610981815

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

8533413

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