Lac de Mauvoisin

#832 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Lac de Mauvoisin is a reservoir in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The reservoir is formed by the Mauvoisin Dam, which is 250 metres high. The dam is currently the 11th highest in the world, and the 6th highest arch dam. It was built in 1951–1957, and raised by 13.5 metres in 1991. ()

Alternative names: Area: 0.8 mi²Length: 3.04 miMaximum depth: 591 ftElevation: 6434 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 45°58'43"N, 7°21'13"E

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ValaisSwitzerland

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Lac de Mauvoisin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grand Combin, Chanrion Hut, Mont Blanc de Cheilon, Aiguille du Croissant.

3.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grand Combin
98 min walk • The Grand Combin is a mountain massif in the western Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais. At a height of 4,314 metres the summit of Combin de Grafeneire is one of the highest peaks in the Alps and the second most prominent of the Pennine Alps.
3 miSE
Alpine hut, Hiking
Chanrion Hut
77 min walk • The Chanrion Hut French: is a mountain hut located in the upper Val de Bagnes in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies in an isolated area south of Lac de Mauvoisin at an altitude of 2,462 metres, at the foot of Pointe d'Otemma. The easiest access is from the north.
3.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Blanc de Cheilon
83 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.
3.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Aiguille du Croissant
93 min walk • The Aiguille du Croissant is a minor summit in the Grand Combin massif in the Pennine Alps, Switzerland. Because of its small prominence it was included in the enlarged list of alpine four-thousanders.
4.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Combin de Valsorey
106 min walk • The Combin de Valsorey is the second highest summit in the Grand Combin massif.
2.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
La Ruinette
58 min walk • La Ruinette is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking the Lake of Mauvoisin in the canton of Valais. With an altitude of 3,875 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit between the Grand Combin and the Dent Blanche.
2.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
La Luette
70 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.
2.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grand Tavé
55 min walk • The Grand Tavé is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Fionnay in the canton of Valais. It belongs to the Grand Combin massif and lies east of the Corbassière Glacier.
3.8 miNE
Alpine hut, Hiking
Dix Hut
98 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 miN
Arch
Mauvoisin Dam
35 min walk • Mauvoisin Dam is a concrete variable radius arch dam across the Val de Bagnes on the Dranse de Bagnes stream, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.
2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Giétro Glacier
51 min walk • The Giétro Glacier or Giétroz Glacier is a 4 km long valley glacier located in south-western Switzerland. The 1818 Giétro Glacier catastrophe, which led to lake outburst flood, is one of the most famous and most disastrous historical cases in the Swiss Alps.