Champex
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Champex is a village located in the French speaking Swiss canton of Valais
, part of the municipality of Orsières
.
The village lies at 1,470 metres on the shore of Lac de Champex
, at the foot of the Mont Blanc Massif
. It is a starting point for many hikes into the surrounding mountains and huts (La Breya
, Cabane du Trient
, Le Catogne
). Champex is also a small ski resort.
The Champex Pass
is located a few hundred metres west of Champex.
Valais
The Valais is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of the country, around the valley of the Rhône from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps. The canton is one of the drier parts of Switzerland in its central Rhône valley...
, part of the municipality of Orsières
Orsières
Orsières is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-Geography:Orsières has an area, , of . Of this area, 16.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.2% is forested...
.
The village lies at 1,470 metres on the shore of Lac de Champex
Lac de Champex
Lac de Champex is a lake in Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.11 km². On the shores lies the village of Champex....
, at the foot of the Mont Blanc Massif
Mont Blanc Massif
The Mont Blanc massif is a mountain range in the western Alps. It is named after Mont Blanc, at 4,810.45 m the highest summit of the Alps. It is located in France , Italy , and Switzerland...
. It is a starting point for many hikes into the surrounding mountains and huts (La Breya
La Breya
La Breya is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in Switzerland. It is accessible by chair lift from Champex.-External links:* *...
, Cabane du Trient
Cabane du Trient
The Trient hut is a mountain hut in the Swiss alps, near the Swiss town of Martigny and the French town of Chamonix. The hut sits at an altitude of 3,170 m , on a rock perched above the Trient Glacier. It can be reached on foot by mountaineers and strong hikers with experience of glacier travel...
, Le Catogne
Le Catogne
-External links:*...
). Champex is also a small ski resort.
The Champex Pass
Champex Pass
Champex Pass is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.It is near the village of Champex-Lac.-See also:* List of highest paved roads in Europe* List of mountain passes...
is located a few hundred metres west of Champex.