Grand Tavé

Grand Tavé

Grand Tavé (left summit) from the Corbassière Glacier
Highest point
Elevation 3,158 m (10,361 ft)
Prominence 40 m (130 ft)[1]
Parent peak Tavé des Chasseurs
Coordinates 45°59′36″N 7°18′52″E / 45.99333°N 7.31444°E / 45.99333; 7.31444Coordinates: 45°59′36″N 7°18′52″E / 45.99333°N 7.31444°E / 45.99333; 7.31444
Geography
Grand Tavé

Location in Switzerland

Location Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Pennine Alps

The Grand Tavé (3,158 m) is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Fionnay in the canton of Valais. It belongs to the Grand Combin massif and lies east of the Corbassière Glacier.

It lies just south of the Col des Otannes (2,846 m), from where the summit is usually reached.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located south of the summit at 3,118 metres.

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