Becca Colinte

Becca Colinte is a peak in Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,813 metres. Becca Colinte is situated nearby to the locality Tunel Gd. St. Bernard, as well as near the village Bourg-Saint-Pierre.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Le Mourin and Lac des Toules.

Le Mourin

Peak

Le Mourin is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located west of Bourg-Saint-Pierre in the canton of Valais. On its south-east side the mountain overlooks the Lac des Toules.

Lac des Toules

Reservoir

Photo: Fiesch, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Lac des Toules is situated 2½ km east of Becca Colinte.

La Tsavre

Peak

Photo: Ximonic, CC BY-SA 4.0.

La Tsavre is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Ferret in the canton of Valais. With a height of 2,978 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the Combe de l'A, a small valley between the Val Ferret and the Val d'Entremont. La Tsavre is situated 3 km southwest of Becca Colinte.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bourg-Saint-Pierre and La Fouly.

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 4 km northeast of Becca Colinte.

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 5 km west of Becca Colinte.

Liddes

Village

Photo: Dodoïste, CC0.

Liddes is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Liddes is situated 7 km north of Becca Colinte.

Becca Colinte

Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,813 metres
Category: landform
Location: Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

45.92659° or 45° 55′ 36″ north

Longitude

7.16638° or 7° 9′ 59″ east

Elevation

2,813 metres (9,229 feet)

Open location code

8FQ9W5G8+JH

GeoNames ID

10627860

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In Other Languages

“Becca Colinte” goes by many names.

French: “Becca Colinte”

Localities in the Area

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