Lac du Gd. St. Bernard

Lac du Gd. St. Bernard is a lake in Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,448 metres. Lac du Gd. St. Bernard is situated nearby to the locality Grand Saint Bernard, as well as near Colle del Gran San Bernardo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Great St Bernard Pass and Museum of the Great Saint Bernard Hospice with treasure.

Great St Bernard Pass

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The Great St Bernard Pass is the third highest road pass in Switzerland, at an elevation of 2,469 m. It connects Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland with Aosta in the region Aosta Valley in Italy.

Museum of the Great Saint Bernard Hospice with treasure

Museum

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Great St Bernard Hospice

Mountain hut

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The Great St Bernard Hospice, named after its founder Bernard of Menthon, is a hospice and hostel for travelers at the Great St Bernard Pass in Switzerland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses and Castello di Bosses.

Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses

Village

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Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses is a comune in the Aosta Valley region of Italy. Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses is situated 5 km south of Lac du Gd. St. Bernard.

Castello di Bosses

Locality

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Castello di Bosses is a locality, which is situated 5 km south of Lac du Gd. St. Bernard.

La Fouly

Village

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La Fouly is a village in Val Ferret in the Swiss canton of Valais. At an altitude of 1,600 metres, it is part of the municipality of Orsières. It sits at the foot of Mont Dolent and the Tour Noir in the Mont Blanc massif. La Fouly is situated 9 km northwest of Lac du Gd. St. Bernard.

Lac du Gd. St. Bernard

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

45.86855° or 45° 52′ 7″ north

Longitude

7.16739° or 7° 10′ 3″ east

Elevation

2,448 metres (8,031 feet)

Open location code

8FQ9V598+CX

GeoNames ID

11396662

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