Carrière de La Plane

Carrière de La Plane is a quarry in Salvan, Saint-Maurice District, Valais. Carrière de La Plane is situated nearby to the climbing site Vernayaz boulder, as well as near Vernayaz power station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Salvan railway station and Vernayaz MC railway station.

Salvan railway station

Railway station

Photo: MHM55, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Salvan railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Salvan, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Martigny–Châtelard line of Transports de Martigny et Régions. Salvan railway station is situated 1 km southwest of Carrière de La Plane.

Vernayaz MC railway station

Railway station

Photo: trams aux fils., CC BY 2.0.

Vernayaz MC railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Vernayaz, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Martigny–Châtelard line of Transports de Martigny et Régions. Vernayaz MC railway station is situated 1 km east of Carrière de La Plane.

Pissevache

Waterfall

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pissevache is a waterfall, which is situated 2 km north of Carrière de La Plane.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salvan and Vernayaz.

Salvan

Village

Photo: copetan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Salvan is a municipality in the Saint-Maurice District, in Valais, Switzerland.

Vernayaz

Village

Photo: copetan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Vernayaz is a municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.

Les Marécottes

Village

Photo: Sylenius, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Les Marécottes is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. The village is situated in the western part of the canton, in the Trient Valley, near Martigny, at a height of 1,110 metres.

Carrière de La Plane

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: Salvan, Saint-Maurice District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.12787° or 46° 7′ 40″ north

Longitude

7.03119° or 7° 1′ 52″ east

Inception

1978

Operator

Capinat SA

Open location code

8FR942HJ+4F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 225327687

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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