The Pointe des Mossettes (2,277 m) 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
Chablais Alps
The Chablais Alps (, ) are a mountain range in the Western Alps. They are situated between Lake Geneva and the Mont Blanc Massif. The Col des Montets separates them from the Mont Blanc Massif in the south, and the Rhône valley separates them ...
, overlooking
Les Crosets in the
Swiss
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canton of
Valais
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. The
French
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border runs west of the summit on a straight line, although the mountain lies on the main watershed between the
Dranse river basin and the
Val d'Illiez
The Val d'Illiez is a valley in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It separates the northern foothills of the Chablais Alps from the Dents du Midi.
Starting from Monthey, the valley splits at Troistorrents into two parts:
*Val d'Illiez itself, wi ...
.
The mountain is part of the international ski area
Portes du Soleil
Les Portes du Soleil (, literally "The Doors of the Sun") is a major skisports destination in the Alps, encompassing twelve resorts between Mont Blanc in France and Lake Geneva in Switzerland. With more than 650 km of marked pistes (claime ...
and its summit can be reached by cable car from
Les Crosets or
Avoriaz
Avoriaz (, ) is a French mountain resort in the Portes du Soleil in the French commune of Morzine, on a shelf above the town of Morzine.
Cars are forbidden in Avoriaz; transport includes horse-drawn sleighs and snowcats during winter.
One ...
(France).
See also
*
List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by public transport
This is a list of mountains of Switzerland above 800 metres whose summits are accessible by public transport. This list includes mountains with a topographic prominence of at least 30 metres that have a station above the height of their key col an ...
References
External links
Pointe des Mossettes on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Valais
Mountains of Switzerland
Two-thousanders of Switzerland
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