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Tête de Valpelline

Coordinates: 45°58′31.2″N 7°34′52.1″E / 45.975333°N 7.581139°E / 45.975333; 7.581139
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Tête de Valpelline
Tête de Valpelline (left) and Dent d'Hérens (right)
Highest point
Elevation3,799 m (12,464 ft)
Prominence239 m (784 ft)[1]
Parent peakDent d'Hérens
Coordinates45°58′31.2″N 7°34′52.1″E / 45.975333°N 7.581139°E / 45.975333; 7.581139
Geography
Tête de Valpelline is located in Alps
Tête de Valpelline
Tête de Valpelline
Location in the Alps
LocationValais, Switzerland
Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent rangePennine Alps

Tête de Valpelline is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. It lies west of the Dent d'Hérens, between the valleys of Mattertal (Valais) and Valpelline (Aosta Valley).

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Tiefmattenjoch (3,560 m).
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