Tete de Valpelline
| Tete de Valpelline | ||
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 In the foreground the Tête de Valpelline. |
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| height | 3802 m slm | |
| location | Italy - Switzerland | |
| Mountains | Valais Alps | |
| Dominance | 1.53 km → Dent d'Hérens | |
| Notch height | 240 m ↓ Tiefmattenjoch | |
| Coordinates , ( CH ) | 45 ° 58 '31 " N , 7 ° 34' 52" O ( 611042 / 91533 ) | |
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The Tête de Valpelline is a 3802 m (according to the Swiss national map only 3798.2 m above sea level ) high mountain on the border between Switzerland and Italy in the Valais Alps . On the Italian side the summit towers over the Valpelline , on the Swiss side the Mattertal .
The normal route leads over the Rifugio Aosta refuge to the Col de la Division pass and then further east to the summit. Allow around 3 hours for the ascent from the refuge.
Located on the border, the summit stands between the Dent d'Hérens further east and the Tête Blanche further north .
The stage between Bertolhütte and Schönbielhütte as part of the Haute Route passes close to the summit of the Tête de Valpelline.