Le Plan de la Chaux

Le Plan de la Chaux is a locality in Conthey, Valais. Le Plan de la Chaux is situated nearby to the locality Le Broché, as well as near the hamlet Godet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Diablerets Glacier and Quille du Diable.

Diablerets Glacier

Glacier

Photo: Cable1, Public domain.

The Diablerets Glacier is a glacier situated on the summit of Les Diablerets in the Bernese Alps. It covers an area of approximatively 1 km2. The Diablerets Glacier is often confused with the nearby much larger and popular Tsanfleuron Glacier.

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.

Pas de Cheville

Mountain saddle

Photo: Wala, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Pas de Cheville is a high mountain pass across the Vaud Alps, connecting Gryon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland and Derborence in the canton of Valais.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Derborence and Solalex.

Derborence

Hamlet

Photo: Clare66, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.