Dent d'Hérens, Breuil-Cervinia

Name: Dent d'Hérens
Address: Breuil-Cervinia, Italy

#2 among attractions in Breuil-Cervinia

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Mountain

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The Dent d'Hérens is a mountain in the Pennine Alps, lying on the border between Italy and Switzerland. The mountain lies a few kilometres west of the Matterhorn. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1863Elevation: 13694 ftProminence: 2300 ftCoordinates: 45°58'12"N, 7°36'18"E

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Dent d'Hérens – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rif. Oriondé, Golf Club del Cervino, Pic Tyndall, Refuge Jean-Antoine Carrel.

2 miE
Hiking, Alpine hut, Vernacular architecture
Rif. Oriondé, Breuil-Cervinia
52 min walk • Refuge Duc des Abruzzes à l'Oriondé is a refuge located above Breuil-Cervinia in the Aosta Valley. The refuge lies on the south side of the Matterhorn, at a height of 2,802 metres. It is used for the ascent of the Italian normal route.
2.8 miS
45°55'54"N • 7°37'24"E
Golf Club del Cervino, Breuil-Cervinia
71 min walk • Golf
2.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pic Tyndall, Breuil-Cervinia
61 min walk • Pic Tyndall is a minor summit below the Matterhorn in the Pennine Alps, on the boundary between Aosta Valley and Switzerland. Because of its small prominence it was included in the enlarged list of alpine four-thousanders.
2.1 miE
Hiking, Alpine hut
Refuge Jean-Antoine Carrel, Breuil-Cervinia
53 min walk • Refuge Jean-Antoine Carrel is a refuge in the Alps at an altitude of 3,830m in Aosta Valley, Italy. It is located on the south-west ridge of the Matterhorn, near the Swiss border. The mountain hut was named after Jean-Antoine Carrel who made the first ascent of the Matterhorn via the south-west ridge.
1.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tête Blanche
47 min walk • Tête Blanche is a mountain of the Pennine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border. Its summit is the tripoint between the valleys of Hérens, Mattertal and Valpelline, thus forming the linguistic tri-point between French, German, and Italian-speaking areas.
2.1 miW
Hiking, Alpine hut
Refuge Aoste
54 min walk • Refuge Aoste is a mountain hut in the Valpelline, in the Pennine Alps, owned by the Club Alpino Italiano. It is in the commune of Bionaz, Aosta Valley, Italy.
3.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Furggen, Breuil-Cervinia
97 min walk • The Furggen is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It is the culminating point of the ridge named Furgggrat stretching from the Furggjoch to the Theodul Pass, and is located halfway between the Matterhorn and Testa Grigia.
1.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Testa del Leone, Breuil-Cervinia
47 min walk • The Testa del Leone is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies on the main Alpine watershed, west of the Matterhorn.
0.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Punta Maria Cristina, Breuil-Cervinia
20 min walk • The Punta Maria Cristina is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. It lies on the main Alpine watershed, between the Dent d'Hérens and the Matterhorn.
2.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Picco Muzio, Breuil-Cervinia
69 min walk • Picco Muzio is a minor summit below the Matterhorn on the Furggen ridge. Because of its prominence on that ridge, it was included in the 'enlarged list' of alpine four-thousanders.
3.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Brulé
86 min walk • Mont Brulé is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border, east of the Col Collon. On its northern side it overlooks the upper Arolla Glacier.