Pointe de Crête Sèche
Pointe de Crête Sèche is a peak in Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,953 metres. Pointe de Crête Sèche is situated nearby to the locality Plan du Jeu, as well as near Bourg-Saint-Bernard.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,953 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Pointe de Crete Seche” and “Punta di Crête Sèche”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mont Vélan and Petit Vélan.
Mont Vélan
Peak
Photo: Herzi Pinki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Petit Vélan
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Petit Vélan is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Bourg-Saint-Pierre in the canton of Valais. It lies NW of Mont Vélan.
Pointe de Barasson
Peak
The Pointe de Barasson is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies between the Great St Bernard Pass and Mont Vélan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bourg-Saint-Pierre and Saint-Oyen.
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.
Saint-Oyen
Village
Photo: Tenam2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Oyen is a village and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy.
Etroubles
Village
Photo: Luca Aless, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Étroubles is a comune in the Italian region of Aosta Valley. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia. Sights include a bell tower from a now disappeared 15th century Romanesque church and a medieval watchtower. Etroubles is situated 8 km south of Pointe de Crête Sèche.
Pointe de Crête Sèche
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.88882° or 45° 53′ 20″ northLongitude
7.2164° or 7° 12′ 59″ eastElevation
2,953 metres (9,688 feet)Open location code
8FQ9V6Q8+GHOpenStreetMap ID
node 7274800596OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pointe de Crête Sèche” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pointe de Crête Sèche”
- Dutch: “Pointe de Crête Sèche”
- French: “Pointe de Crête Sèche”
- Swedish: “Pointe de Crête Sèche”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Plan du Jeu and Bourg-Saint-Bernard.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Col de Moline and Punta di Moline Ovest.
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