Petit Vélan
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.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,223 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Petit Velan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mont Vélan and Mont de la Gouille.
Mont Vélan
Peak
Photo: Herzi Pinki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Mont de la Gouille
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
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.
Lac des Toules
Reservoir
Photo: Fiesch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lac des Toules is a reservoir in Valais, Switzerland, at Bourg-Saint-Pierre. Its surface area is 0.61 km2. It has a €2.2 million floating solar plant that was flown in by helicopter in 2019, and delivers 800 MWh/year. The dam Les Toules was completed in 1963.
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.
Petit Vélan
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.906° or 45° 54′ 22″ northLongitude
7.2366° or 7° 14′ 12″ eastElevation
3,223 metres (10,574 feet)Open location code
8FQ9W64P+CJOpenStreetMap ID
node 11537766917OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q3646958
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Satellite Map
Discover Petit Vélan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Panjabi—“Petit Vélan” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Petit Vélan”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پيتيت ڤيلان”
- French: “Le Petit Vélan”
- Georgian: “პეტი-ველანი”
- Ladin: “Petit Vélan”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Petit Vélan”
- Persian: “پتی ولان”
- Western Panjabi: “پیٹٹ ویلن”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cabane du Vélan CAS and La Chaux de Jean Ma.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Col de Tseudet and Dent de Pro.
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