Mont Vélan
Located in Switzerland Coordinates: 45°53′30″ N 7°15′06″ E
- Elevation
- 3,725 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
About Mont Vélan
Mont Vélan is a mountain. Location: Switzerland. Elevation: 3,725 m.
Mont Vélan is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. At 3,727 metres, Mont Vélan is the highest summit lying between the Great St Bernard Pass and Grand Combin. Two large glaciers cover its northern flanks: Glacier de Tseudet (west) and Glacier de Valsoray (east). The Glacier de Proz, lying on the west side, was traversed during the first ascent. The mountain is located south of Bourg-Saint-Pierre in the canton of Valais and north of Etroubles in the Aosta Valley.
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 621 m
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- No. 122 of 7660 mountains in Switzerland by elevation
- 106 sights and natural places within 10 km Dôme du Vélan, Aiguille du Vélan
Nearest towns and villages
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Bourg-Saint-Pierre Municipality, Entremont District4.3 km NW
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Vaud Village, Ollomont4.9 km SE
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Ollomont Municipality, Province of Aosta6.5 km SE
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Barliard Village, Ollomont4.7 km SE
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Voueces Village, Ollomont5.6 km SE
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Tunel Gd. St. Bernard Village, Bourg-Saint-Pierre4.1 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dôme du Vélan Natural site, Bourg-Saint-Pierre0.4 km NW
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Aiguille du Vélan Mountain, Bourg-Saint-Pierre0.9 km NW
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Mont Cordine Mountain, Bourg-Saint-Pierre1.4 km NE
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Glacier de Pro Natural site, Bourg-Saint-Pierre1.4 km W
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Glacier de Valsorey Natural site, Bourg-Saint-Pierre1.4 km NE
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Glacier du Tseudet Natural site, Bourg-Saint-Pierre1.6 km N
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Mont de la Gouille Mountain, Bourg-Saint-Pierre1.8 km N
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Glacier de Pieudet Natural site, Bourg-Saint-Pierre1.8 km NW
Sources & licences
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