La Tour

La Tour is a house in Conthey, Valais and has an elevation of 1,589 metres. La Tour is situated nearby to the hamlet Derborence, as well as near the peak Quille du Diable.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Quille du Diable and Tsanfleuron Glacier.

Quille du Diable

Peak

Photo: Campiana, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Quille du Diable is a peak of the Diablerets massif, located on the border of the municipalities of Conthey and Savièse in the canton of Valais. It lies on the edge of the high Tsanfleuron Glacier plateau and overlooks the valley around of Derborence 1,500 metres lower.

Tsanfleuron Glacier

Glacier

Photo: Jeremy.toma, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Tsanfleuron Glacier is a 3.5 km long glacier situated in the western Bernese Alps in the cantons of Valais and Vaud in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 3.81 km2. Tsanfleuron Glacier is situated 3 km north of La Tour.

Pas de Cheville

Mountain saddle

Photo: Wala, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Pas de Cheville is a high mountain pass across the Vaud Alps, connecting Gryon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland and Derborence in the canton of Valais.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Derborence and Solalex.

Derborence

Hamlet

Photo: Clare66, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Derborence is a hamlet in the municipality of Conthey, in the canton of Valais, in Switzerland. It is located at 1,450 metres in an isolated valley on the south side of the Bernese Alps and is not permanently inhabited.