Prominence 153 m (502 ft) First ascent 15 August 1849 Parent peak Dent d'Hérens | Elevation 3,710 m Mountain range Pennine Alps Parent range Pennine Alps | |
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Location Valais, Switzerland
Aosta Valley, Italy Similar Tête de Valpelline, Bouquetins, Dent d'Hérens, Pigne d'Arolla, Dent Blanche | ||
Tête Blanche (lit. White Head, from French) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border. Its summit (3,710 metres) is the tripoint between the valleys of Hérens, Mattertal (both in Valais) and Valpelline (in the Aosta Valley).
Map of T%C3%AAte Blanche, 1986 Zermatt, Switzerland
Tête Blanche is generally the high point of the Haute route between Chamonix and Zermatt and the annually race Patrouille des Glaciers. Tête Blanche lies within a few kilometres of the Matterhorn and Dent d'Hérens on the east.
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