L’Epaule
L'Epaule is a minor summit north of the Zinalrothorn. Because of its small prominence it was included in the enlarged list of alpine four-thousanders.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tour Sallière and Pointes d’Aboillon.
Tour Sallière
Peak
Photo: Champer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tour Sallière is a mountain of the Chablais Alps, that is overlooking the lake of Salanfe in the Swiss canton of Valais.
Mont Ruan
Peak
Photo: Svp59, Public domain.
Mont Ruan is a mountain in the Chablais Alps, overlooking the lake of Emosson in the Swiss canton of Valais. At 3,057 metres above sea level, its main summit is located 200 metres away from the French border, where lies a slightly lower summit at 3,044 metres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dents du Midi and Le Trétien.
Dents du Midi
Locality
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dents du Midi are a three-kilometre-long mountain range in the Chablais Alps in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Overlooking the Val d'Illiez and the Rhône valley to the south, they face the Lac de Salanfe, an artificial reservoir, and are part of the geological ensemble of the Giffre massif.
Finhaut
Village
Photo: Gürbetaler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Martigny is a town in the French-speaking part of Valais. It lies in the Rhone valley and is one of the economic centres of the region.
L’Epaule
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,016 metres
- Description: mountain summit in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Anniviers, Sierre District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.1244° or 46° 7′ 28″ northLongitude
6.93084° or 6° 55′ 51″ eastElevation
4,016 metres (13,176 feet)Open location code
8FR84WFJ+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
node 11537017169OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Norwegian Nynorsk—“L’Epaule” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “لي إيباولي”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل لى ايپولى”
- French: “L’Epaule”
- Ladin: “L’Epaule”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “L’Epaule”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Combe des Fonds and Salanfe.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Glacier Noir and Dôme de la Tour Sallière.
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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 “L’Epaule”. Photo: Debugman, CC BY 3.0.