Balcon du Ciel

Balcon du Ciel is a scenic viewpoint in Mont-Noble, Hérens District, Valais. Balcon du Ciel is situated nearby to the village Nax, as well as near the peak Le Belvédère.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint-Maurice et Saint-Gothard church and Stade de Tourbillon.

Saint-Maurice et Saint-Gothard church

Church

Photo: Vaquins, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Saint-Maurice et Saint-Gothard church is situated 360 metres east of Balcon du Ciel.

Stade de Tourbillon

Stadium

Photo: Валерий Дед, CC BY 3.0.

The Stade de Tourbillon is a multi-purpose stadium in Sion, Switzerland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Sion. Stade de Tourbillon is situated 3½ km west of Balcon du Ciel.

Underground lake

Amusement ride

Photo: Borsic, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Saint-Léonard underground lake is located at Saint Léonard in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Underground lake is situated 3½ km north of Balcon du Ciel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nax and Bramois.

Nax

Village

Photo: Herve207, CC BY-SA 1.0.

Nax is a former municipality in the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011, the former municipalities of Vernamiège, Nax and Mase merged in the new municipality of Mont-Noble.

Bramois

Village

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bramois is a village located in Switzerland, in the canton of Valais, approximately 4 km southeast of the center of Sion. The commune of Bramois was merged with the commune of Sion in 1968.

Vernamiège

Village

Photo: Popo le Chien, CC0.

Vernamiège is a former municipality in the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011, the former municipalities of Vernamiège, Nax and Mase merged in the new municipality of Mont-Noble.

Balcon du Ciel

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Mont-Noble, Hérens District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.22758° or 46° 13′ 39″ north

Longitude

7.42326° or 7° 25′ 24″ east

Open location code

8FR96CHF+28

OpenStreetMap ID

node 855032134

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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