Géomorphologie de Tsanfleuron: Géologie / Eboulement

Géomorphologie de Tsanfleuron: Géologie / Eboulement is in Savièse, Sion District, Valais. Géomorphologie de Tsanfleuron: Géologie / Eboulement is situated nearby to the peak Quille du Diable, as well as near Tsanfleuron Glacier.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include 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.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Derborence and Les Diablerets.

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. Derborence is situated 3½ km south of Géomorphologie de Tsanfleuron: Géologie / Eboulement.

Les Diablerets

Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.