Pierre Avoi
Pierre Avoi | ||
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Pierre Avoi seen from sapin skin |
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height | 2473 m above sea level M. | |
location | Canton of Valais , Switzerland | |
Mountains | Valais Alps | |
Dominance | 4.75 km → Mont Rogneux | |
Notch height | 300 m ↓ Croix de Coeur | |
Coordinates | 581562 / 107430 | |
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The Pierre Avoi is a viewpoint in the Lower Valais , above Verbier . The name is explained with 'stone that you have to see' ("pierre à voir"), but this can also be a folk etymological explanation .
The panorama from the summit is impressive: in the south lies the Grand Combin , in the west the Mont Blanc , the Aiguille du Midi and the Grandes Jorasses .
From Verbier , the Pierre Avoi is well developed with hiking trails until just below the summit. The last meters on the summit rock are secured with chains and two ladders.