Glacier du Croissant

Glacier du Croissant is a glacier in Val de Bagnes, Entremont District, Valais and has an elevation of 3,569 metres. Glacier du Croissant is situated nearby to the locality Mur de la Côte, as well as near Cabane du Valsorey CAS.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grand Combin and Combin de la Tsessette.

Grand Combin

Peak

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Grand Combin is a mountain massif in the western Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais. At a height of 4,309 metres the summit of Combin de Grafeneire is one of the highest peaks in the Alps and the second most prominent of the Pennine Alps.

Combin de la Tsessette

Peak

Photo: Sideshowbob, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Combin de la Tsessette is the third highest summit in the Grand Combin massif, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It lies east of the Grand Combin summit and overlooks the Lac de Mauvoisin.

Aiguille du Croissant

Peak

Photo: ZachT, Public domain.

The Aiguille du Croissant is a minor summit in the Grand Combin massif in the Pennine Alps, Switzerland. Because of its small prominence it was included in the enlarged list of alpine four-thousanders. The name refers to the crescent shaped summit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bourg-Saint-Pierre.

Bourg-Saint-Pierre

Village

Photo: ChristiaanPR, CC0.

Bourg-Saint-Pierre is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Bourg-Saint-Pierre is the highest inhabited locality of the valley and the last village when ascending the Great Saint Bernard Pass. Bourg-Saint-Pierre is situated 8 km west of Glacier du Croissant.

Glacier du Croissant

Type: Glacier with an elevation of 3,569 metres
Category: landform
Location: Val de Bagnes, Entremont District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

45.93616° or 45° 56′ 10″ north

Longitude

7.31063° or 7° 18′ 38″ east

Elevation

3,569 metres (11,709 feet)

Open location code

8FQ9W8P6+F7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 39294952

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=glacier

GeoNames ID

11397748

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