Le Parrain
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Le Parrain is a
mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...
of the Swiss
Pennine Alps The Pennine Alps (, , , ), sometimes referred to as the Valais Alps (which are just the Northern Swiss part of the Pennine Alps), are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Italy (the Aosta Valley and Piedmont) an ...
, located east of
Fionnay Fionnay is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. The village is situated in the western part of the canton, in the Val de Bagnes, valley of Bagnes, south-east of Martigny. It is part of the municipality of Val de Bagnes. F ...
in the canton of
Valais Valais ( , ; ), more formally, the Canton of Valais or Wallis, is one of the cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is Sion, Switzer ...
. Its summit (3,259 m) lies within the valley of
Bagnes Bagnes is a former municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Bagnes and Vollèges merged to form the new municipality of Val de Bagnes. With an area of , ...
but near the watershed with the valley of Hérens. "Le Parrain" is a common name for designating the godfather in
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, hence the mountain's name is in English "The Godfather".


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Le Parrain on Hikr
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