La Gouille

La Gouille is a lake in Saint-Maurice, Valais and has an elevation of 2,058 metres. La Gouille is situated near the hamlet Les Planeys, as well as near the village Mex.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Rochers de Gagnerie and Cime de l’Est.

Rochers de Gagnerie

Peak

Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Rochers de Gagnerie are a mountain of the Chablais Alps, overlooking the Lac de Salanfe in the canton of Valais. They lie in the massif of the Dents du Midi, forming a huge wall at the end of the Saint Barthélemy valley, south-west of Mex.

Cime de l’Est

Peak

Photo: GMason, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cime de l’Est is a peak.

Refuge de Chalin

Mountain hut

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Refuge de Chalin is a mountain hut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mex and Dents du Midi.

Mex

Village

Mex is a former municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Mex merged into the municipality of Saint-Maurice. Mex is situated 3 km east of La Gouille.

Dents du Midi

Locality

Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Dents du Midi are a three-kilometre-long mountain range in the Chablais Alps in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Overlooking the Val d'Illiez and the Rhône valley to the south, they face the Lac de Salanfe, an artificial reservoir, and are part of the geological ensemble of the Giffre Massif. Dents du Midi is situated 3½ km southwest of La Gouille.

Vérossaz

Village

Photo: Christoph Radtke, CC BY 3.0.

Vérossaz is a municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Vérossaz is situated 4 km north of La Gouille.

La Gouille

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Saint-Maurice, Saint-Maurice District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.17759° or 46° 10′ 39″ north

Longitude

6.96571° or 6° 57′ 57″ east

Elevation

2,058 metres (6,752 feet)

Open location code

8FR85XH8+27

GeoNames ID

11396618

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Les Planeys and Épinassey.

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