The Rosablanche is a mountain 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 ( ...
, overlooking the
Lac des Dix
Lac is the resinous secretion of a number of species of lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is ''Kerria lacca''.
Cultivation begins when a farmer gets a stick that contains eggs ready to hatch and ties it to the tree to be infes ...
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 lies on the range between the valleys of
Bagnes
Bagnes is a former municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Bagnes and Vollèges merged to form the new municipality of Val de Bagnes.
With an area of , Ba ...
(west) and
Hérémence
Hérémence is a municipality in the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
History
Hérémence is first mentioned in 1195 as ''Aremens''.
Geography
Hérémence has an area, , of . Of this area, 18.0% is used for agric ...
(east), north of
Le Pleureur.
Climbing routes
The normal routes from the north side are from Barage de la Grande Dixence (Dix lake) in Val d’ Heremence, and from Siviez in Val de Nendaz, with the car access in both cases. From the Siviez side there is bus service as well. These are non-technical but very attractive glacier routes. There are some crevasses, so you will need crampons and other things for glacier tours. For both directions plan around 5 hours to get to the summit.
The route from the south starts in the Fionnay valley (Val de Bagnes) and it is snow-free in summer time.
The huts
There are several huts around and you can use them as your start points. From the Fionnay side there is Cabane de Louvie in Val de Bagnes. From the north-east side you have Cabane de Prafleuri at 2624 m above the sea level, Cabane de Ecoulaies at 2575 m, and Ref. de la Barmaz at 2458 m. From the Siviez side you have Ref. de St. Laurent at 2485 m.
References
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External links
Rosablanche on HikrRosablanche on SummitpostRosablance on Mountains for Everybody
Mountains of the Alps
Alpine three-thousanders
Mountains of Valais
Bagnes
Mountains of Switzerland