Mont Bonvin

Mont Bonvin

Mont Bonvin (right summit) from Pointe de la Plaine Morte
Highest point
Elevation 2,995 m (9,826 ft)[1]
Prominence 215 m (705 ft)[2]
Parent peak Wildstrubel
Coordinates 46°21′52.3″N 7°30′28.3″E / 46.364528°N 7.507861°E / 46.364528; 7.507861Coordinates: 46°21′52.3″N 7°30′28.3″E / 46.364528°N 7.507861°E / 46.364528; 7.507861
Geography
Mont Bonvin

Location in Switzerland

Location Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Bernese Alps

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.

Mont Bonvin is located near the glacier of Plaine Morte, which can be reached from Crans-Montana by a cable car. From the upper station, a trail lead to the summit.

References

  1. Swisstopo maps
  2. Google Earth (approximation, the key col is on the Plaine Morte)

External links


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