Quille du Diable
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.Photo: Campiana, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,908 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Quille du Diable / Tour Saint Martin”, “Quille du Diable ou Tour Saint-Martin”, and “Tour St-Martin”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oldenhorn and Tsanfleuron Glacier.
Oldenhorn
Peak
Photo: Xperience, Public domain.
The Oldenhorn is a mountain in the western Bernese Alps in Switzerland. The summit is the tripoint between the cantons of Vaud, Bern and Valais. The Oldenhorn is the second highest peak of the massif of the Diablerets and canton of Vaud.
Tsanfleuron Glacier
Glacier
Photo: Jeremy.toma, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Scex Rouge
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Scex Rouge is a mountain of the Alps, overlooking Les Diablerets in the canton of Vaud. Along with the Oldenhorn to the east, it is one of the main peaks of the Diablerets, a huge ice-covered mountain near the western end of the Bernese Alps, straddling the border between the cantons of Vaud, Valais, and Bern, and exceeding 3,000 metres above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Derborence.
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.
Quille du Diable
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Savièse, Sion District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.3095° or 46° 18′ 34″ northLongitude
7.2247° or 7° 13′ 29″ eastElevation
2,908 metres (9,541 feet)Open location code
8FR9865F+QVOpenStreetMap ID
node 262501283OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q25041043
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Quille du Diable” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Quille du Diable”
- French: “La Quille du Diable”
- French: “Quille du Diable”
- French: “Tour Saint Martin”
- French: “Tour Saint-Martin”
- French: “Tour St-Martin”
- German: “Quille du Diable”
- German: “Tour Saint Martin”
- German: “Tour St-Martin”
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