Pointe de la Plaine Morte, Mountain summit in Bern, Switzerland

Pointe de la Plaine Morte is a 2,927-metre summit in the Bernese Alps on the Bern–Valais border, overlooking the Plaine Morte Glacier to its south-west. A cable car from Les Violettes, in the Crans-Montana ski area, ends at 2,882 metres east of the summit, leaving a short walk to the top.

The summit lies on the border between the cantons of Bern and Valais, above the Plaine Morte Glacier. Since 2014, a radar installation operated by MeteoSwiss has stood on the summit, monitoring weather over the Swiss Alps. The mountain is integrated into the Crans-Montana ski area, with a cable car from Les Violettes reaching an upper station at 2,882 metres.

The peak belongs to the Crans-Montana ski area, where visitors come for winter sports during the snowy months. You can see ski runs and lifts scattered across the slope, shaping how the mountain is used year-round.

The cable car from Les Violettes is an easy way to reach the upper elevation, leaving just a short walk to complete. Weather at the summit changes fast, so bring layers and check conditions before heading up.

The summit's radar dome, run by MeteoSwiss since 2014, stands just east of the top, where the cable car from Les Violettes ends at 2,882 m. From there the last stretch to the 2,927 m cross is a short walk, so the peak is reached without a long ascent.