Elevation 3,838 m Prominence 486 m Parent range Pennine Alps | First ascent 1871 Parent peak Weisshorn Mountain range Alps, Pennine Alps | |
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Location Valais, Switzerland
Aosta Valley, Italy Similar Tête Blanche, Mont Brulé, Adlerhorn, Grand Cornier, Le Pleureur | ||
The Dents de Bouquetins or just the Bouquetins (French for Alpine ibexes) 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.
Map of Bouquetins
A shelter (Refuge des Bouquetins), owned by the Swiss Alpine Club, is located at the western base of the mountain.
References
Bouquetins Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA