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The two largest glaciers on the massif (Tsanfleuron and
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Along with the Culan, the Tête Ronde, and the Scex Rouge, the main summit forms an amphitheatre of limestone cliffs with numerous water falls, surrounding the valley of Creux de Champ and overlooking the village of Les
Diablerets from a height of over 2,000 metres. The height of the north wall is
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Glacier, as the rock strata are close to horizontal. The smaller and higher Diablerets Glacier, however, is much wilder than the Tsanfleuron Glacier as it is steeper and more crevassed. The Tsanfleuron plateau, between Le Dôme and the
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Diablerets Glacier, though it is accessible to more intrepid hikers.
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355:(2,252 m (7,388 ft)) to the east. The mountain is covered by two distinct glaciers, the largest being the
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This article is about the mountain. For the village, see
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748:Official web site of the ski resort
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649:The Alps: A Cultural History
583:List of mountains of Valais
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446:in German). The Oldehore (
359:and the highest being the
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978:Alpine three-thousanders
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646:Beattie, Andrew (2006).
554:le Sommet des Diablerets
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654:Oxford University Press
221:Location in Switzerland
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162:Native name
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957:Categories
907:St. Gallen
862:Graubünden
707:30 January
669:2014-11-13
619:(2,242 m).
599:References
531:Scex Rouge
463:Tête Ronde
428:Gemmi Pass
396:Scex Rouge
376:Derborence
306:Diablerets
215:Diablerets
129:46°18′14″N
70:Prominence
29:Diablerets
902:Solothurn
882:Nidwalden
877:Neuchâtel
613:Swisstopo
543:Peak Walk
533:from the
519:Mont Gond
475:Sex Rouge
452:Oldenhorn
442:(French,
330:Vaud (VD)
297:Limestone
280:swisstopo
190:Geography
132:7°11′21″E
92:Isolation
60:Elevation
887:Obwalden
847:Fribourg
761:Archived
701:hikr.org
634:Wildhorn
572:See also
418:and the
416:Wildhorn
412:Muverans
392:Oldehore
274:Topo map
912:Thurgau
872:Lucerne
558:Conthey
471:Le Dôme
320:of the
286:Geology
241:Cantons
231:Country
102:Listing
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927:Valais
917:Ticino
897:Schwyz
857:Glarus
852:Geneva
817:Aargau
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