The Dents de Bouquetins or just the Bouquetins (French for Alpine ibexes) are a multi-summited mountain of the Alps between Switzerland and Italy. They form a ridge composed of several summits above 3,600 metres, of which the highest is 3,838 metres. The Bouquetins are the highest mountain on the main watershed of the Pennine Alps west of the Dent d'Hérens.

Bouquetins
The Bouquetins (left) seen from Col Collon
Highest point
Elevation3,838 m (12,592 ft)
Prominence486 m (1,594 ft)[1]
Parent peakWeisshorn
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates45°58′54″N 7°32′44″E / 45.98167°N 7.54556°E / 45.98167; 7.54556
Geography
Bouquetins is located in Alps
Bouquetins
Bouquetins
Location in the Alps
Location of the Matterhorn
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Valpelline
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Italy
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Switzerland
Hörnlihütte hut
Hörnlihütte
Rifugio Jean-Antoine Carrel hut
Rifugio Jean-Antoine Carrel
Rifugio Campanna Aosta hut
Rifugio
Campanna Aosta
La Singla
La Singla
Mont Brulé
Mont Brulé
Dents des Bouquetins (Bouquetins)
Bouquetins
Dents des Bouquetins (Bouquetins)
Dent d'Hérens
Dent d'Hérens
Weisshorn
Weisshorn
Dom
Dom
Monte Rosa
Monte Rosa
Breithorn
Breithorn
Matterhorn
Matterhorn
Location in the Alps
LocationValais, Switzerland
Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent rangePennine Alps
Climbing
First ascent6 September 1871, by Jean Anzévui, Arthur Bold Hamilton, and Jean Vuignier

A shelter (Refuge des Bouquetins), owned by the Swiss Alpine Club, is located at the western base of the mountain.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Col des Bouquetins (3,352 m).
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