Mont Vélan

#582 among destinations in Italy

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mont Vélan is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. At 3,727, metres Mont Vélan is the highest summit lying between the Great St Bernard Pass and Grand Combin. Two large glaciers cover its northern flanks: Glacier de Tseudet and Glacier de Valsoray. The Glacier de Proz, lying on the west side, was traversed during the first ascent. ()

Local name: Monte Vélan First ascent: 1779Elevation: 12228 ftProminence: 2037 ftCoordinates: 45°53'31"N, 7°15'5"E

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Aosta ValleyItaly

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Nearby attractions include: Great St Bernard Lake, Mont Gelé, Mont Avril, Saint-Oyen.

4.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Great St Bernard Lake
111 min walk • Great St Bernard Lake is a mountain lake of the Pennine Alps, located south-west of Great St Bernard Pass. It is divided between Switzerland and Italy, although it lies south of the Alps, within the Dora Baltea basin.
5.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Gelé
142 min walk • Mont Gelé is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies between the valleys of Bagnes and Valpelline, on the main Alpine watershed. It overlooks the Fenêtre de Durand from the east side.
4.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Avril
121 min walk • Mont Avril is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. Its summit has an elevation of 3,347 metres above sea level and can be reached by a trail from the Fenêtre de Durand.
5.2 miS
Village, Area
Saint-Oyen, Étroubles
134 min walk • Saint-Oyen is a village and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy.
5.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Valpelline Valley, Valpelline
146 min walk • Valpelline is one of the side valleys of the Aosta Valley in north-west Italy. It shares its name with one of the communes within its territory. The stream running through the Valpelline is the River Buthier.
4.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pointe de Drône
118 min walk • The Pointe de Drône is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It lies west of the Great St. Bernard Pass.
5.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Fenêtre de Durand
133 min walk • The Fenêtre de Durand is an Alpine pass connecting Switzerland and Italy. It connects Fionnay on its northern side to Valpelline on its southern side. At an elevation of 2,797 metres above sea level, the Fenêtre de Durand is the lowest pass on the main chain of the Alps between the Grand Combin and the Weissmies.