The Quille du Diable (lit. "devil's skittle"; also known as Tour St-Martin) is a

peak Peak or The Peak may refer to: Basic meanings Geology * Mountain peak ** Pyramidal peak, a mountaintop that has been sculpted by erosion to form a point Mathematics * Peak hour or rush hour, in traffic congestion * Peak (geometry), an (''n''-3)-di ...

of the

Diablerets The Diablerets (french: Les Diablerets; lit. "the abode of devils") are a huge ice-covered mountain massif of the Alps, culminating at the Sommet des Diablerets (VD, VS) at above sea level and straddling the border between the Swiss cantons o ...

massif, located on the border of the municipalities of Conthey and

Savièse Savièse is a municipality in the district of Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Savièse is first mentioned in 1200 as ''Saviesi''. In 1224 it was mentioned as ''Savisia''. The municipality was formerly known by its German ...

in the canton of Valais. It lies on the edge of the high

Tsanfleuron Glacier The Tsanfleuron Glacier (french: Glacier de Tsanfleuron, german: Tsanfleurongletscher) is a long glacier (2005) situated in the western Bernese Alps in the cantons of Valais and Vaud in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of . It culminates at the ...

plateau and overlooks the valley around of

Derborence Derborence is a hamlet in the municipality of Conthey, in the canton of Valais, in Switzerland. It is located at 1,450 metres in an isolated valley on the south side of the Bernese Alps and is not permanently inhabited. Derborence is completel ...

lower. At the foot of the Quille du Diable is the restaurant ''Refuge l'Espace''. It can be reached by crossing the Tsanfleuron Glacier from the

Scex Rouge The Scex Rouge (also spelled ''Sex Rouge''; lit. "red rock"; ) is a mountain of the Alps, overlooking Les Diablerets in the canton of Vaud. Along with the Oldenhorn to the east, it is one of the main peaks of the Diablerets, a huge ice-covered ...

mountain station.

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The Quille du Diable
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