Mont Bonvin

Mont Bonvin is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Crans-Montana in the Swiss canton of Valais. The border with the canton of Bern runs one kilometre north of the summit.

Mont Bonvin
Mont Bonvin (right summit) from Pointe de la Plaine Morte
Highest point
Elevation2,995 m (9,826 ft)[1]
Prominence215 m (705 ft)[2]
Parent peakWildstrubel
Isolation3.73 km (2.32 mi) 
Listing
Coordinates46°21′52.3″N 7°30′28.3″E
Geography
Mont Bonvin
Location in Switzerland
LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernese Alps

Mont Bonvin is located near the Plaine Morte Glacier, which can be reached from Crans-Montana by a cable car. From the upper station, a trail lead to the summit.

References

  1. Swisstopo maps
  2. Google Earth (approximation, the key col is on the Plaine Morte Glacier)


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