Pointe de Bertol, mountain in Switzerland
Pointe de Bertol is a 3,499 m summit in the Swiss Pennine Alps, south of Arolla in the canton of Valais. Its southern side drops toward the Bertol Pass, and the Bertol Hut stands at 3,311 m at the southern base of the peak.
Pointe de Bertol lies in the Pennine Alps south of Arolla, in the canton of Valais, and its southern side overlooks the Bertol Pass. The Bertol Hut stands at 3,311 m at the southern base of the peak, below the 3,499 m summit. The sources consulted record no construction dates for the hut, so its building history is not documented here.
The peak and the Bertol Hut at its southern base carry the name Bertol, shared with the Bertol Pass that the mountain's south side overlooks. The hut stands at 3,311 m, below the 3,499 m summit, and serves climbers on the routes above Arolla in the Pennine Alps.
Pointe de Bertol rises south of Arolla in the canton of Valais, and the Bertol Hut stands at 3,311 m at the southern base of the peak, below the Bertol Pass on the mountain's southern side. The summit reaches 3,499 m, so the approach from the hut crosses high ground where snow and rock persist; check conditions before setting out.
The Bertol Hut stands at 3,311 m at the southern base of the peak, while the summit itself reaches 3,499 m. The mountain rises south of Arolla in the Pennine Alps, and its southern flank drops toward the Bertol Pass.
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