Valais
Martigny District
Trient

Glacier des Petoudes

Glacier des Petoudes is a glacier in , , and has an elevation of 2,706 metres. Glacier des Petoudes is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Trient Glacier and Aiguille du Tour.

Glacier
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The is a 4.3 km long in the Mont Blanc Massif in the canton of in . In 1973 it had an area of 6.4 km². The upper part of the glacier forms a large plateau named Plateau du Trient.

Peak
Photo: O.Taris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif, located on the border between and . The voie normale on the mountain is graded F and can be climbed from either the on the French side or the on the Swiss side.

Peak
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The Pointe d'Orny is a mountain of the Mont Blanc massif, located west of in the canton of . It lies north-east of the Plateau du Trient. Below the summit lies the Cabane du Trient, a mountain hut operated by the Swiss Alpine Club. is situated 2½ km east of Glacier des Petoudes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Le Tour and Trient.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km west of Glacier des Petoudes.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of in . is situated 5 km north of Glacier des Petoudes.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in eastern , located in the territory of the commune of . Several houses at Poses 150 m north-east of were destroyed on 9 February 1999 by a slab avalanche from Bec du Lachat and Mont Peclerey on the massif, killing 12 people. is situated 6 km west of Glacier des Petoudes.

Glacier des Petoudes

Latitude
46.01049° or 46° 0′ 38″ north
Longitude
7.00964° or 7° 0′ 35″ east
Elevation
2,706 metres (8,878 feet)
Open location code
8FR92265+5V
Geo­Names ID
11397768
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