Pointe de la Plaine Morte

#456 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain, Ski area

Gallery (1)

Map

Map

Facts and practical information

The Pointe de la Plaine Morte is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It overlooks the large and flat glacier named Plaine Morte Glacier, from the south-west side. ()

Elevation: 9603 ftProminence: 285 ftCoordinates: 46°22'15"N, 7°29'12"E

Location

ValaisSwitzerland

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Day trips

Pointe de la Plaine Morte – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wildstrubel, Etang Grenon, Iffigsee, Moubra.

2.9 miNE
Snowy peaks for advanced climbers
Wildstrubel
73 min walk • The Wildstrubel is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It forms a large glaciated massif, about 15 km wide, extending between the Rawil Pass and the Gemmi Pass.
4.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Etang Grenon, Crans Montana
108 min walk • Etang Grenon or Lac Grenon is a lake at Montana in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Located at an elevation of 1497 m, its surface area is 3.5 ha.
4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Iffigsee
102 min walk • Iffigsee is a lake near Lenk, in Canton of Berne, Switzerland. The lake is located in the Iffigtal, near Rawil Pass. To the south of the lake is the Wildhorn.
4.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Moubra, Crans Montana
116 min walk • Etang de la Moubra or Lac de la Moubra is a lake at Montana in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Located at an elevation of 1424 m, its surface area is 5 ha.
3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de Tseuzier
77 min walk • Lac de Tseuzier is an artificial lake in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is located in the municipalities of Ayent and Icogne. The reservoir has a volume of 51 mio m³ and a surface area of 0.85 km². It was formed by the dams of Zeuzier and Proz-Riond built in 1957.
1.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Bonvin
28 min walk • 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.
4.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Trubelstock
104 min walk • The Trubelstock is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Rhone valley near Sierre in the canton of Valais. Its summit lies between the valleys of Les Outannes and Leukerbad, south of the Wildstrubel.
1.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Weisshorn
36 min walk • The Weisshorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It lies on the main chain of the Bernese Alps, between the Rawil Pass and the Plaine Morte Glacier.
1.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rohrbachstein
32 min walk • The Rohrbachstein is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It lies between the Rawil Pass and the Plaine Morte Glacier.
1.5 miNE
Flat glacier with trails and a funicular
Plaine Morte
39 min walk • The Plaine Morte Glacier is a glacier located at an elevation of 2,750 m, in the canton of Bern above Lenk and in the Valais above Crans-Montana in Switzerland.
2.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mittaghorn
65 min walk • The Mittaghorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Rawil Pass on the border between the cantons of Bern and Valais. It is located east of the Wildhorn.