Cornettes de Bise
View from Chevenne (south)
Highest point
Elevation2,432 m (7,979 ft)
Prominence1,063 m (3,488 ft)[1]
Parent peakMont Blanc
Isolation18.2 km (11.3 mi)[2]
Coordinates46°19′57″N 6°47′04″E / 46.33250°N 6.78444°E / 46.33250; 6.78444
Geography
Cornettes de Bise is located in Alps
Cornettes de Bise
Cornettes de Bise
Location in the Alps
LocationValais, Switzerland
Haute-Savoie, France
Parent rangeChablais Alps

The Cornettes de Bise (French pronunciation: [kɔʁnɛt biz]) is a mountain in the Chablais Alps, overlooking Lake Geneva. At 2,432 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the subrange running from Pas de Morgins to Lake Geneva. The mountain is located on the border between France (west) and Switzerland (east).

Nearest localities are Miex (Valais) and La Chapelle-d'Abondance (Haute Savoie). Various trails lead to the summit from both sides.

Panorama

View from the summit

See also

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Pas de Morgins (1,369 m).
  2. Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is north of the Hauts-Forts. Between the Cornettes de Bises and the Hauts-Forts lie the equally high Mont de Grange.


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