Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla

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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla are a multi-summited mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located west of Arolla in the canton of Valais. The main summit has an elevation of 3,646 metres above sea level. ()

Local name: Aiguilles Rouges d’Arolla First ascent: 1870Elevation: 11962 ftProminence: 2595 ftCoordinates: 46°3'24"N, 7°26'5"E

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ValaisSwitzerland

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Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mont Blanc de Cheilon, Pigne d'Arolla, Grande Dixence Dam, Aiguille de la Tsa.

4.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Blanc de Cheilon
114 min walk • Mont Blanc de Cheilon is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located in the Swiss canton of Valais. The mountain lies between the valleys of Bagnes and Arolla.
4.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pigne d'Arolla
118 min walk • Pigne d'Arolla is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. The first ascent was made by A. W. Moore and Horace Walker with the guide Jakob Anderegg on 9 July 1865. It is commonly climbed as part of the Haute Route.
2.3 miNW
Dam, Bridge
Grande Dixence Dam
58 min walk • The Grande Dixence Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Dixence at the head of the Val d'Hérémence in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. At 285 m high, it is the tallest gravity dam in the world, fifth tallest dam overall, and the tallest dam in Europe. It is part of the Cleuson-Dixence Complex.
4.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Aiguille de la Tsa
124 min walk • The Aiguille de la Tsa is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Arolla in the canton of Valais. It lies on the range culminating at the Dent de Perroc, between the valley of Arolla and the Mont Miné Glacier.
3.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rosablanche
99 min walk • The Rosablanche is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking the Lac des Dix in the canton of Valais. It lies on the range between the valleys of Bagnes and Hérémence, north of Le Pleureur.
3.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
La Luette
100 min walk • La Luette is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located between the valleys of Bagnes and Hérens in the canton of Valais. It lies just south of Le Pleureur.
4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pic d'Artsinol
104 min walk • Pic d'Artsinol is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located west of Evolène in the canton of Valais.
1.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pointe de Vouasson
29 min walk • The Pointe de Vouasson is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Lac des Dix in the canton of Valais. It lies between the valleys of Hérémence and Arolla, north of the Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla.
1.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
La Cassorte
38 min walk • La Cassorte is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located west of Arolla in the canton of Valais. It lies on the range between the Lac des Dix and the Val d'Arolla, south of the Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla.
3.3 miS
Alpine hut, Hiking
Dix Hut
84 min walk • The Dix Hut is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located south of Hérémence in the canton of Valais. The hut lies above the Cheilon Glacier, at a height of 2,928 metres above sea level, approximately halfway between the Lac des Dix and the Mont Blanc de Cheilon.
1.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont de l'Etoile
36 min walk • Mont de l'Etoile is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located west of Les Haudères in the canton of Valais. On its west side lies a glacier named Glacier de Vouasson.