Montorge
Montorge is a peak in Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,881 metres. Montorge is situated nearby to the locality La Chaux de Jean Ma, as well as near Cabane du Vélan CAS.Places of Interest
Highlights include Petit Vélan and Mont Vélan.
Petit Vélan
Peak
Mont Vélan
Peak
Mont Vélan is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. At 3,727 metres, Mont Vélan is the highest summit lying between the Great St Bernard Pass and Grand Combin.
Lac des Toules
Reservoir
Lac des Toules is a reservoir in Valais, Switzerland, at Bourg-Saint-Pierre. Its surface area is 0.61 km2. It has a €2.2 million floating solar plant that was flown in by helicopter in 2019, and delivers 800 MWh/year. The dam Les Toules was completed in 1963.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bourg-Saint-Pierre and Liddes.
Bourg-Saint-Pierre
Village
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.
Liddes
Village
Liddes is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Liddes is situated 9 km north of Montorge.
Montorge
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,881 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.91188° or 45° 54′ 43″ north
Longitude
7.22743° or 7° 13′ 39″ east
Elevation
2,881 metres (9,452 feet)
Open location code
8FQ9W66G+QX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Montorge” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Монторге”
- Cebuano: “Montorge”
- Dutch: “Montorge”
- French: “Montorge”
- Swedish: “Montorge”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Chaux de Jean Ma and Cabane du Vélan CAS.
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