Dent du Salantin

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Dent du Salantin
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View from Col du Jorat
Highest point
Elevation 2,482 m (8,143 ft)
Prominence 270 m (890 ft) [1]
Parent peak Dents du Midi
Coordinates 46°09′05″N6°59′45″E / 46.15139°N 6.99583°E / 46.15139; 6.99583 Coordinates: 46°09′05″N6°59′45″E / 46.15139°N 6.99583°E / 46.15139; 6.99583
Geography
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Dent du Salantin
Location in Switzerland
Location Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Chablais Alps

The Dent du Salantin is a mountain of the Chablais Alps, overlooking the Rhone valley between Evionnaz and Vernayaz, in the canton of Valais. It lies in the massif of the Dents du Midi, east of Lac de Salanfe.

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References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Col du Jorat (2,212 m).