Col des Arpettes

Col des Arpettes is a pass in Anniviers, Sierre District, Valais and has an elevation of 3,005 metres. Col des Arpettes is situated nearby to the hamlet Mottec, as well as near the village Zinal.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Les Diablons and Frilihorn.

Les Diablons

Peak

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Les Diablons are a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Zinal in the canton of Valais. They lie between the valleys of Anniviers and Turtmann on the subrange of the Pennine Alps that culminates at the Weisshorn.

Frilihorn

Peak

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The Frilihorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located between the Val d'Anniviers and the Turtmanntal in the canton of Valais. The Frilihorn rises to a height of 10,249 ft, making it the 758th highest mountain in Switzerland.

Hirsihorn

Peak

The Hirsihorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located east of Ayer in the canton of Valais. It lies between the valleys of Anniviers and Turtmann, north of the Forcletta pass. Hirsihorn is situated 3½ km north of Col des Arpettes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zinal and Ayer.

Zinal

Village

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Zinal is a village in Switzerland, located in the municipality of Anniviers in the canton of Valais. It lies at an elevation of 1,675 metres above sea level in the Swiss Alps in the Val de Zinal, a valley running from the Zinal Glacier, north of Dent Blanche to the village of Ayer, part of the Val d'Anniviers. Zinal is situated 4 km southwest of Col des Arpettes.

Ayer

Village

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Ayer is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. An independent municipality before, it merged on 1 January 2009 with neighboring Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint Jean, Saint-Luc and Vissoie to form the municipality of Anniviers. Ayer is situated 6 km northwest of Col des Arpettes.