Plaine Morte
Plaine Morte is a monitoring station in Crans Montana, Sierre District, Valais. Plaine Morte is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Rezlipass, as well as near the lake Lac de Huiton.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pointe de la Plaine Morte and Mont Bonvin.
Pointe de la Plaine Morte
Peak
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pointe de la Plaine Morte is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It overlooks the large and flat glacier named Plaine Morte Glacier, from the south-west side.
Mont Bonvin
Peak
Mont Bonvin is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Crans-Montana in the Swiss canton of Valais. The border with the canton of Bern runs one kilometre north of the summit.
Weisshorn
Peak
Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Weisshorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It lies on the main chain of the Bernese Alps, between the Rawil Pass and the Plaine Morte Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montana and Mollens.
Montana
Village
Photo: Cruccone, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montana is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It was one of the six municipalities that form the ski resort Crans-Montana. Montana is situated 6 km south of Plaine Morte.
Mollens
Village
Photo: Jeremy.toma, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mollens is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Mollens, Chermignon, Montana and Randogne merged into the new municipality of Crans-Montana. Mollens is situated 7 km southeast of Plaine Morte.
Randogne
Village
Randogne is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Chermignon, Mollens, Montana and Randogne merged to form the new municipality of Crans-Montana. Randogne is situated 7 km south of Plaine Morte.
Plaine Morte
- Type: Monitoring station
- Category: building
- Location: Crans Montana, Sierre District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.37065° or 46° 22′ 14″ northLongitude
7.48656° or 7° 29′ 12″ eastOpen location code
8FR99FCP+7JOpenStreetMap ID
way 731930180OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=monitoring_station
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