Col de la Tête Blanche
Col de la Tête Blanche is a mountain saddle in Zermatt, Visp District, Valais and has an elevation of 3,588 metres. Col de la Tête Blanche is situated nearby to the locality Zmuttgrat, as well as near the hamlet Crot de Labies.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tête Blanche and Tête de Valpelline.
Tête Blanche
Peak
Photo: Jackph, Public domain.
Tête Blanche is a mountain of the Pennine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border. Its summit is the tripoint between the valleys of Hérens, Mattertal and Valpelline, thus forming the linguistic tri-point between French, German, and Italian -speaking areas.
Tête de Valpelline
Peak
Photo: Francofranco56, Public domain.
Tête de Valpelline is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. It lies west of the Dent d'Hérens, between the valleys of Mattertal and Valpelline.
Dent d’Hérens
Peak
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dent d'Hérens is a mountain in the Pennine Alps, lying on the border between Italy and Switzerland. The mountain lies a few kilometres west of the Matterhorn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Breuil-Cervinia and Plan Maison.
Breuil-Cervinia
Village
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Breuil-Cervinia, officially Le Breuil from September 2023, is a frazione of the comune of Valtournenche, Italy. It is a winter and summer tourist resort.
Plan Maison
Locality
Photo: SteGrifo27, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plan Maison is a locality, which is situated 8 km southeast of Col de la Tête Blanche.
Arolla
Village
Photo: Steinmann, Public domain.
Arolla is a village in the municipality of Evolène in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is situated at the end of the Val d'Hérens, south of the cantonal capital, Sion. Arolla is situated 9 km northwest of Col de la Tête Blanche.
Col de la Tête Blanche
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 3,588 metres
- Also known as: “Col de la Tete Blanche”
- Category: landform
- Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.99098° or 45° 59′ 28″ northLongitude
7.58° or 7° 34′ 48″ eastElevation
3,588 metres (11,772 feet)Open location code
8FQ9XHRH+9XOpenStreetMap ID
node 6711017736OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
11074328
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In Other Languages
“Col de la Tête Blanche” goes by many names.
- French: “Tête Blanche, Col de la”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Col de Valpelline and Col d’Hérens.
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