Pointe des Berons
Pointe des Berons | |
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![]() ![]() Pointe des Berons Location in the Alps | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,954 m (9,692 ft) |
Prominence | 24 m (79 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 46°00′22″N 6°59′04″E / 46.00611°N 6.98444°ECoordinates: 46°00′22″N 6°59′04″E / 46.00611°N 6.98444°E |
Geography | |
Location | Valais, Switzerland Haute-Savoie, France |
Parent range | Mont Blanc Massif |
The Pointe des Berons is a mountain of the Mont Blanc Massif, located on the border between Switzerland and France. It lies approximately halfway between the Col de Balme and the Aiguille du Tour. The east (Swiss) side is covered by the Glacier des Berons.
References[]
- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located south of the summit at 2,930 metres.
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Categories:
- Mountains of the Alps
- Mountains of Valais
- Mountains of Haute-Savoie
- France–Switzerland border
- International mountains of Europe
- Mountains of Switzerland
- Two-thousanders of Switzerland
- Mont Blanc massif
- Valais geography stubs