Col du Tronc

Col du Tronc is a mountain saddle in Val de Bagnes, Entremont District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,608 metres. Col du Tronc is situated nearby to the locality Le Rimby, as well as near Les Evouettes.

Places of Interest

Highlights include La Crevasse and Col du Lein.

La Crevasse

Peak

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La Crevasse is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, overlooking Sembrancher in the canton of Valais. It lies just east of the Col des Planches. The mountain is mostly wooded, except for its southwestern side, which consists of almost vertical cliffs.

Col du Lein

Mountain saddle

Photo: Olivier Bruchez, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Col du Lein is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It connects Saxon in the valley of the Rhône with Vollèges in the Val de Bagnes.

Col des Planches

Mountain saddle

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Col des Planches is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The road to the Col runs from Martigny at 471 metres with an average gradient of about 9%, over Col des Planches then down to Sembrancher at 717 metres with an average gradient of 7%.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charrat and Vollèges.

Charrat

Village

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Charrat is a former municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Charrat merged into the municipality of Martigny.

Vollèges

Village

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Vollèges is a former municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Bagnes and Vollèges merged to form the new municipality of Val de Bagnes.