The Tsa de l'Ano 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 (topography), summit area, and ...

of the Swiss

Pennine Alps The Pennine Alps (german: Walliser Alpen, french: Alpes valaisannes, it, Alpi Pennine, la, Alpes Poeninae), also known as the Valais Alps, are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland (Valais) and Italy ( ...

, located east of

Les Haudères Les Haudères is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. The village is situated in the central part of the canton, in the Val d'Hérens, south of Sion, Switzerland, Sion. It belongs to the municipality of Evolène. Les Haud ...

in the 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 cantons of Switzerland, 26 ...

. It is separated by the ''Col de Mourti'' (3,259 m) from the '' Pointes de Mourti'' to the southeast, on the range between the valley of Hérens and the

Moiry Glacier The Moiry Glacier (french: Glacier de Moiry) is a 5 km long glacier (2005) situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 5.75 km2. See also *List of glaciers in Switzerland *Swiss Alps ...

(part the

Val d'Anniviers The Val d'Anniviers (old name in German ''Eifischtal'') is a Swiss Alpine valley, situated in the district of Sierre in Valais, which extends south of the Rhône Valley, on the northern slopes of the Pennine Alps. The valley was home to six munic ...

). To the north of the main summit is the secondary peak of ''Pointe de Moiry'' (3,303 m), which is separated by the ''Col de la Couronne'' from the '' Couronne de Bréona'' (3,159 m). Tsa de l'Ano is reached from the

Swiss Alpine Club The Swiss Alpine Club (german: Schweizer Alpen-Club, french: Club Alpin Suisse, it, Club Alpino Svizzero, rm, Club Alpin Svizzer) is the largest mountaineering club in Switzerland. It was founded in 1863 in Olten and it is now composed of 111 s ...

's ''Cabanna de Moiry'' (2,825) by traversing the

and ascending to ''Col de Moiry''; ''Pointe de Moiry'' is more easily reached via its southeastern flank, the ridge connecting the two peaks is comparatively difficult. Both peaks are relatively little frequented by alpinists. An easier ascent to Tsa de l'Ano (but mostly without any marked paths) is via its western ridge from ''Salay'' (

Ferpècle Ferpècle is a dispersed settlement in the upper Val d'Hérens in Valais, Switzerland, upstream of Les Haudères Les Haudères is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. The village is situated in the central part of th ...

, 1,766 m).Michael Waeber, ''Walliser Alpen: Gebietsführer für Wanderer, Bergsteiger, Skitourengeher und Kletterer'',

Bergverlag Rother GmbH Bergverlag Rother is a German publisher with its headquarters in Oberhaching, Upper Bavaria. Since 1950 the company, that formerly went under the name of ''Bergverlag Rudolf Rother'', has published the Alpine Club Guides in cooperation with the Ge ...

, 2003
p. 440

References

External links

Tsa de l'Ano on Hikr
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