The Pointe des Plines (3,052 m) is a minor peak on the east edge of the
Mont Blanc massif, close to the
Aiguille Dorees, and overlooking the
Saleina Glacier
The Saleina Glacier (french: Glacier de saleina, formerly spelled ''Saleinaz'') is a long glacier (2002) situated on the north-eastern edge of the Mont Blanc Massif in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It flows in a roughly north-easterly dir ...
in the canton of
Valais.
A shelter of 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 ...
, the Bivouac de l'Envers des Dorées, is located west of the summit.
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Pointe des Plines on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps
Alpine three-thousanders
Mountains of Valais
Mountains of Switzerland
Mont Blanc massif
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