Bouquetins
Mountain in Switzerland
Bouquetins
Location in the Alps
Aosta Valley, Italy
The Dents de Bouquetins or just the Bouquetins (French for Alpine ibexes) are a multi-summited mountain of the Alps between Switzerland and Italy. They form a ridge composed of several summits above 3,600 metres, of which the highest is 3,838 metres. The Bouquetins are the highest mountain on the main watershed of the Pennine Alps west of the Dent d'Hérens.
A shelter (Refuge des Bouquetins), owned by the Swiss Alpine Club, is located at the western base of the mountain.
Location of Dent d'Hérens
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Rifugio
Campanna Aosta
Campanna Aosta
Weisshorn
(4,505)
(4,505)
Val d' Hérens
Rifugio
des Bouquetins
des Bouquetins
Rifugio
Jean-Antoine Carrel
Jean-Antoine Carrel
Italy
Switzerland
Mont Brulé
(3,585)
(3,585)
La Singla
(3,714)
(3,714)
Dent d'Hérens
(4,171)
(4,171)
Breithorn
(4,164)
(4,164)
Matterhorn
(4,478)
(4,478)
Dents des Bouquetins
(3,838)
(3,838)
See also
References
- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Col des Bouquetins (3,352 m).
External links
- Bouquetins on Hikr
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