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Record SL-838282 · Wikidata Q2735803

Bouquetins

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Elevation
3,838 m
12,592 ft
Prominence
486 m
Isolation
Coordinates
45.9817° N, 7.5456° E
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Description

Wikipedia

The Dents de Bouquetins or just the Bouquetins (French for Alpine ibices) are a multi-summited mountain of the Alps between Switzerland and Italy. They form a ridge composed of several summits above 3,600 metres, of which the highest is 3,838 metres. The Bouquetins are the highest mountain on the main watershed of the Pennine Alps west of the Dent d'Hérens. A shelter (Refuge des Bouquetins), owned by the Swiss Alpine Club, is located at the western base of the mountain.

First ascent

Date
6 Sep 1871
Jean Anzévui, Arthur Bold Hamilton, and Jean Vuignier
Source · wikipedia

Best months

Rows beneath each bar: mean temperature, monthly precipitation. Highest-scoring month in red.

Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Grand Bouquetin 3,838 m E 82° 0.0 km
Dents des Bouquetins Central 3,838 m N 353° 0.1 km
Dents des Bouquetins - Sommet Nord 3,779 m N 355° 0.7 km
Pointe Barnes 3,612 m SW 208° 0.7 km
Pointe de la Grande Arête 3,355 m S 183° 1.5 km
Tête de Chavanne 3,671 m E 71° 1.6 km