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Pointe d'Otemma

Coordinates: 45°56′36.6″N 7°23′52″E / 45.943500°N 7.39778°E / 45.943500; 7.39778
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Pointe d'Otemma
Pointe d'Otemma on summer 2023.
Highest point
Elevation3,403 m (11,165 ft)
Prominence224 m (735 ft)[1]
Parent peakPigne d'Arolla
Coordinates45°56′36.6″N 7°23′52″E / 45.943500°N 7.39778°E / 45.943500; 7.39778
Geography
Pointe d'Otemma is located in Switzerland
Pointe d'Otemma
Pointe d'Otemma
Location in Switzerland
LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangePennine 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.

References

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