Quille du diable

Quille du diable is a locality in Savièse, Sion District, Valais. Quille du diable is situated near the locality Prarochet, as well as near Le Plan de la Chaux.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Quille du Diable and Tsanfleuron Glacier.

Quille du Diable

Peak

Photo: Campiana, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Quille du Diable is a peak of the Diablerets massif, located on the border of the municipalities of Conthey and Savièse in the canton of Valais. It lies on the edge of the high Tsanfleuron Glacier plateau and overlooks the valley around of Derborence 1,500 metres lower.

Tsanfleuron Glacier

Glacier

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The Tsanfleuron Glacier is a 3.5 km long glacier situated in the western Bernese Alps in the cantons of Valais and Vaud in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 3.81 km2.

Glacier de Prapio

Glacier

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Derborence and Les Diablerets.

Derborence

Hamlet

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Derborence is a hamlet in the municipality of Conthey, in the canton of Valais, in Switzerland. It is located at 1,450 metres in an isolated valley on the south side of the Bernese Alps and is not permanently inhabited. Derborence is situated 3½ km south of Quille du diable.

Les Diablerets

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Les Diablerets is a ski resort in Vaud in Switzerland. It has high-altitude skiing on the glacier and some challenging runs. It's connected by ski-lifts to nearby Villars-sur-Ollon, which is at lower altitude and better suited to young children and beginners.