Bouquetins

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The Dents de Bouquetins or just the Bouquetins (French for Alpine ibices) 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.

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Bouquetins
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The Bouquetins (left) seen from Col Collon
Highest point
Elevation3,838 m (12,592 ft)
Prominence486 m (1,594 ft)[1]
Parent peakWeisshorn
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates45°58′54″N 7°32′44″E
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Rifugio Jean-Antoine Carrel
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Campanna Aosta
Dents des Bouquetins (Bouquetins)
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Location in the Alps
LocationValais, Switzerland
Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent rangePennine Alps
Climbing
First ascent6 September 1871, by Jean Anzévui, Arthur Bold Hamilton, and Jean Vuignier
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A shelter (Refuge des Bouquetins), owned by the Swiss Alpine Club, is located at the western base of the mountain.

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