Mont Bonvin is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...
of the
Bernese Alps
, topo_map= Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
, photo=BerneseAlps.jpg
, photo_caption=The Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau
, country= Switzerland
, subdivision1_type= Cantons
, subdivision1=
, parent= Western Alps
, borders_on=
, ...
, overlooking
Crans-Montana
Crans-Montana is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Chermignon, Mollens, Montana and Randogne merged to form the new municipality of Crans-Montana.
...
in the Swiss canton of
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 26 cantons forming the S ...
. The border with the canton of
Bern runs one kilometre north of the summit.
Mont Bonvin is located near the
Plaine Morte Glacier
(its largest tongue: german: Rezligletscher)
, photo = Plaine Morte.jpg
, photo_caption = Wildstrubel and glacier
, type = horizontal ice field
, location = Lenk, BE (Crans-Montana, VS), Switzerland
, coords =
, ar ...
, which can be reached from Crans-Montana by a cable car. From the upper station, a trail lead to the summit.
References
External links
Mont Bonvin on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Switzerland
Mountains of Valais
Two-thousanders of Switzerland
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