Tour de Boussine
The Tour de Boussine is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking the lake of Mauvoisin in the canton of Valais. It lies east of the Grand Combin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Grand Combin and Combin de la Tsessette.
Grand Combin
Peak
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grand Combin is a mountain massif in the western Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais. At a height of 4,309 metres the summit of Combin de Grafeneire is one of the highest peaks in the Alps and the second most prominent of the Pennine Alps.
Combin de la Tsessette
Peak
Photo: Sideshowbob, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Combin de la Tsessette is the third highest summit in the Grand Combin massif. It lies east of the Grand Combin summit and overlooks the Lac de Mauvoisin. First known ascent by E.F.M.Benecke and H.A.Cohen on 21 July 1894.
Aiguille du Croissant
Peak
Photo: ZachT, Public domain.
The Aiguille du Croissant is a minor summit in the Grand Combin massif in the Pennine Alps, Switzerland. Because of its small prominence it was included in the enlarged list of alpine four-thousanders. The name refers to the crescent shaped summit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bourg-Saint-Pierre.
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 west of Tour de Boussine.
Tour de Boussine
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,832 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Val de Bagnes, Entremont District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.93617° or 45° 56′ 10″ northLongitude
7.32407° or 7° 19′ 27″ eastElevation
3,832 metres (12,572 feet)Open location code
8FQ9W8PF+FJOpenStreetMap ID
node 11538312182OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Tour de Boussine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tour de Boussine”
- Dutch: “Tour de Boussine”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل تور د بوسين”
- French: “Tour de Boussine”
- Georgian: “ტურ-დე-ბუსენი”
- Italian: “Tour de Boussine”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tour de Boussine”
- Persian: “تور دو بوزین”
- Polish: “Tour de Boussine”
- Swedish: “Tour de Boussine”
- Venetian: “Tour de Boussine”
- Western Panjabi: “ٹوئر ڈی بوئسنین”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mur de la Côte and Cabane du Valsorey CAS.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Glacier du Croissant and Glacier de la Tsessette.
Valais: Must-Visit Destinations
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tour de Boussine”. Photo: Sunna, CC BY-SA 3.0.