Glacier des Petoudes

Glacier des Petoudes is a glacier in Trient, Martigny District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,494 metres. Glacier des Petoudes is situated nearby to the village Trient, as well as near the locality Col du Chardonnet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Trient Glacier and Aiguille du Tour.

Trient Glacier

Glacier

Photo: Poschi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

Aiguille du Tour

Peak

Photo: O.Taris, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Aiguille du Tour is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif, located on the border between Switzerland and France. The voie normale on the mountain is graded F and can be climbed from either the Albert Premier Hut on the French side or the Trient Hut on the Swiss side.

Pointe d’Orny

Peak

Photo: X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Pointe d'Orny is a mountain of the Mont Blanc massif, located west of Orsières in the canton of Valais. 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. Pointe d’Orny is situated 2½ km southeast of Glacier des Petoudes.