Dent de Savigny

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Dent de Savigny
Gastlosenkette.jpg
Dent de Ruth (left) and Dent de Savagny (right)
Highest point
Elevation2,252 m (7,388 ft)[1]
Prominence848 m (2,782 ft)[2]
Parent peakVanil Noir
Coordinates46°32′58.8″N 7°13′36.4″E / 46.549667°N 7.226778°E / 46.549667; 7.226778Coordinates: 46°32′58.8″N 7°13′36.4″E / 46.549667°N 7.226778°E / 46.549667; 7.226778
Naming
English translationSavigny's Tooth
Language of nameFrench
Geography
Dent de Savigny is located in Switzerland
Dent de Savigny
Location in Switzerland
LocationFribourg/Vaud, Switzerland
Range coordinates46°32′58.8006″N 7°13′36.4008″E / 46.549666833°N 7.226778000°E / 46.549666833; 7.226778000
Parent rangeBernese Alps
Geology
Age of rock770 Million Years
Climbing
First ascent1905
Easiest routeSoutheast

The Dent de Savigny is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Vaud and Fribourg. With an elevation of 2,252 metres above sea level, it one of the highest mountains in the canton of Fribourg.

The closest localities are Jaun (Fribourg) and Rougemont (Vaud).

Ascension[]

References[]

  1. ^ Retrieved from Peakbagger.com
  2. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Gros Mont (1,404 m).

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