Pointe d'Otemma

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Pointe d'Otemma
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Pointe d'Otemma on summer 2023.
Highest point
Elevation 3,403 m (11,165 ft)
Prominence 224 m (735 ft) [1]
Parent peak Pigne d'Arolla
Coordinates 45°56′36.6″N7°23′52″E / 45.943500°N 7.39778°E / 45.943500; 7.39778
Geography
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Pointe d'Otemma
Location in Switzerland
Location Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Pennine Alps

The Pointe d'Otemma is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of the lake of Mauvoisin in the canton of Valais. It lies at western end of the chain separating the Brenay Glacier from the Otemma Glacier.

On the west side of the mountain lies the Chanrion Hut. The closest locality in the valley is Fionnay.

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References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Col Sud des Portons (3,179 m).