Dôme du Vélan

Dôme du Vélan is a glacier in Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District, Valais and has an elevation of 3,631 metres. Dôme du Vélan is situated nearby to the locality Tunel Gd. St. Bernard, as well as near the hamlet Barliard.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mont Vélan and Petit Vélan.

Mont Vélan

Peak

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Mont Vélan is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. At 3,727 metres, Mont Vélan is the highest summit lying between the Great St Bernard Pass and Grand Combin.

Petit Vélan

Peak

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The Petit Vélan is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Bourg-Saint-Pierre in the canton of Valais. It lies NW of Mont Vélan.

Mont de la Gouille

Peak

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Mont de la Gouille is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Bourg-Saint-Pierre in the canton of Valais. It belong to the Mont Vélan massif.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bourg-Saint-Pierre and Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses.

Bourg-Saint-Pierre

Village

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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 7 km northwest of Dôme du Vélan.