Bouquetins

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

Bouquetins
The Bouquetins (left) seen from Col Collon
Highest point
Elevation	3,838 m (12,592 ft)
Prominence	486 m (1,594 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Weisshorn
Listing	Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates	45°58′54″N 7°32′44″E
Geography
Bouquetins Location in the Alps
Location of the Matterhorn 10km 6miles M a t t e r t a l V a l d ' H é r e n s V a l t o u r n e n c h e Weisshornhütte Zinalrothorn Valpelline Italy Switzerland Hörnlihütte Rifugio Jean-Antoine Carrel Rifugio Campanna Aosta La Singla Mont Brulé Bouquetins Dent d'Hérens Weisshorn Dom Monte Rosa Breithorn Matterhorn    Location in the Alps
Location	Valais, Switzerland Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent range	Pennine Alps
Climbing
First ascent	6 September 1871, by Jean Anzévui, Arthur Bold Hamilton, and Jean Vuignier

A shelter (Refuge des Bouquetins), owned by the Swiss Alpine Club, is located at the western base of the mountain.

See also

• List of mountains of Switzerland

References

1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Col des Bouquetins (3,352 m).

External links

• Bouquetins on Hikr