Tête de Fonteinte
Tête de Fonteinte is a peak in Orsières, Entremont District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,774 metres. Tête de Fonteinte is situated nearby to the locality Drône, as well as near Plan Jupiter.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,774 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Tete de Fonteinte”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Great St Bernard Pass and Pointe de Drône.
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.
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.
Mont Fourchon
Peak
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses and Castello di Bosses.
Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses
Village
Photo: Patafisik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses is a comune in the Aosta Valley region of Italy.
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.
Tête de Fonteinte
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Orsières, Entremont District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.87868° or 45° 52′ 43″ northLongitude
7.14697° or 7° 8′ 49″ eastElevation
2,774 metres (9,101 feet)Open location code
8FQ9V4HW+FQOpenStreetMap ID
node 3174655266OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Tête de Fonteinte” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tête de Fonteinte”
- Dutch: “Tête de Fonteinte”
- French: “Tête de Fonteinte”
- Swedish: “Tête de Fonteinte”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Drône and Plan Jupiter.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tête de Fonteinte Sud and Fenêtre d’en Haut - Col de Fonteinte.
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