Bouquetins

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.

Bouquetins
The Bouquetins (left) seen from Col Collon
Highest point
Elevation3,838 m (12,592 ft)
Prominence486 m (1,594 ft)[1]
Parent peakWeisshorn
Coordinates45°58′54″N 7°32′44″E
Geography
Bouquetins
Location in the Alps
LocationValais, Switzerland
Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent rangePennine Alps
Climbing
First ascent6 September 1871, by Jean Anzévui, Arthur Bold Hamilton, and Jean Vuignier

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

See also

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Col des Bouquetins (3,352 m).


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