Pointe de Vouasson

Pointe de Vouasson
View from near the summit
Highest point
Elevation 3,490 m (11,450 ft)
Prominence 154 m (505 ft) [1]
Parent peak Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla
Coordinates 46°4′19.8″N 7°25′30.8″E / 46.072167°N 7.425222°E / 46.072167; 7.425222Coordinates: 46°4′19.8″N 7°25′30.8″E / 46.072167°N 7.425222°E / 46.072167; 7.425222 
Geography
Pointe de Vouasson
Location in Switzerland
Location Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Pennine Alps

The Pointe de Vouasson is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Lac des Dix in the canton of Valais. It lies between the valleys of Hérémence (west) and Arolla (east), north of the Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla.

The east side of the mountain is covered by a glacier named Glacier de Vouasson.

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Col Sud de Darbonneire (3,336 m).


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