Mont-Fallère

The Mont-Fallère or Mont Fallère[1] (sometimes wrongly spelled in Italian as Fallere) is a 3,061.5[1] metres high mountain belonging to the Italian side of Pennine Alps.

Mont-Fallère
West face of the Mont Fallère
Highest point
Elevation3,061 m (10,043 ft) [1]
Prominence554 m (1,818 ft) [2]
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates45°46′32″N 7°11′42″E 
Geography
Mont-Fallère
Location in the Alps
LocationAosta Valley, Italy
Parent rangePennine Alps
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

Geography
Winter view

The Mont-Fallère is located on the ridge dividing the Great St Bernard Valley (North and East)[3] from the Valdigne, a term and used to define the upper part of the Aosta Valley. Administratively the mountain is the tripoint connecting the Italian comunes of Sarre, Gignod and Saint-Pierre.

SOIUSA classification

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[4]

  • main part = Western Alps
  • major sector = North Western Alps
  • section = Pennine Alps
  • subsection = Grand Combin Alps
  • supergroup = Catena Grande Rochère-Grand Golliaz
  • group = Grande Rochère-Monte Fallère
  • subgroup = Gruppo del Monte Fallère
  • code = I/B-9.I-A.2.b

Access to the summit

The mountain can be accessed by signposted routes or from Thouraz (1.652 m), a village in the comune of Sarre, or from Vétan (Saint-Pierre).[5] Both of them require some hiking experience. The top of Mont-Fallère offers a good point of view on Mont Blanc, Grand Combin, Grivola[6] and many other peaks of the Graian and Pennine Alps.

Mountain huts
  • Refuge du Mont-Fallère (2,385 m).

Maps
  • "Tour du Mont Fallère on lovevda.org".
  • "Access route on camptocamp.org" (in French).
  • "Access route on vienormali.it" (in Italian).

References
  1. "Navigatore Cartografico SCT (3.14.0)". geonavsct.partout.it. Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  2. "Monte Fallere, Italy". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  3. "Navigatore Cartografico SCT (3.14.0)". geonavsct.partout.it. Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  4. Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
  5. "Fallère (Mont) da Vetan, anello - Valle d'Aosta". gulliver.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  6. "Bollettino" (in Italian). 13. Club Alpino Italiano. 1879: 388–389. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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