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Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Switzerland Mountains of Valais Two-thousanders of Switzerland {{valais-mountain-stub
mountain
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in the Chablais Alps
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, overlooking Lake Geneva
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. At 2,432 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the subrange running from Pas de Morgins
Pas de Morgins (el. 1369 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps between the canton of Valais in Switzerland and France. It is located at the top of the Val de Morgins, which turns off the Val d'Illiez at Troistorrents.
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to Lake Geneva. The mountain is located on the border between France
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(west) and Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
(east).
Nearest localities are Miex
Vouvry () is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
History
Vouvry is first mentioned in 1018 as ''Vobreium'' and ''Wovregium''.
Geography
Vouvry has an area, , of . Of this area, or 36.2% is used ...
(Valais
Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the cantons of Switzerland, 26 ...
) and La Chapelle-d'Abondance
La Chapelle-d'Abondance () is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Located in the northern French Alps, the village lies at the heart of a farming valley in Haute-Savoie. Nestling ...
(Haute Savoie
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). Various trails lead to the summit from both sides.
Panorama
See also
*List of mountains of Valais
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*List of most isolated mountains of Switzerland
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References
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Cornettes de Bise on Summitpost
Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Switzerland Mountains of Valais Two-thousanders of Switzerland {{valais-mountain-stub