Mont Brulé (also known as ''Mont Brûlé'' or ''Mont Braoulé'') 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 higher t ...
of the
Pennine Alps
The Pennine Alps (, , , ), sometimes referred to as the Valais Alps (which are just the Northern Swiss part of the Pennine Alps), are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Italy (the Aosta Valley and Piedmont) an ...
, located on the
Swiss
Swiss most commonly refers to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Swiss may also refer to: Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
* Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
* Swiss Café, an old café located ...
-
Italian border, east of the
Col Collon. On its northern side it overlooks the upper
Arolla Glacier.
Toponym
Though in
French this name means "burnt mountain", this toponym comes from
Valdôtain Francoprovençal patois. According to Aostan botanist and scientist
Joseph-Marie Henry,
[''Eau, acqua, éve - entre littérature, science et histoire'', éd. Duc, Saint-Christophe, p. 96.] the word ''Broillà'' means "made of ''breuils''", ''Breuil'' meaning alpine marshy berm, as for
Breuil in
Valtournenche
Valtournenche (; Valdôtain: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy, above the sea level. It is named after and covers the upper side of the ''Valtournenche'', a valley on the left side of the Dora Baltea, ...
.
References
External links
Mont Brulé on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps
Alpine three-thousanders
Mountains of Valais
Mountains of Aosta Valley
Italy–Switzerland border
Mountains of Switzerland
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