Mont Mort

Mont Mort
Mont Mort

Location in the Alps

Highest point
Elevation 2,867 m (9,406 ft)
Prominence 232 m (761 ft)[1]
Coordinates 45°51′49″N 7°10′43″E / 45.86361°N 7.17861°E / 45.86361; 7.17861Coordinates: 45°51′49″N 7°10′43″E / 45.86361°N 7.17861°E / 45.86361; 7.17861
Geography
Location Valais, Switzerland
Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent range Pennine Alps

Mont Mort is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It is located on the main chain of the Alps, just south-east of the Great St Bernard Pass.

On the west side of the mountain is a secondary summit named Petit Mont Mort (2,809 m). The Great St Bernard Tunnel runs below it.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Col Ouest de Barasson (2,635 m).


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