Grand Muveran

Grand Muveran (left) and Petit Muveran (right) seen from Torgon from

Pd5

Muveran is the name for two striking, northwest from the Rhône valley very similar seeing mountain peaks in the Vaud Alps in Switzerland. The summit form the northeastern continuation of the Dent de Morcles chain and are bounded on the south and west by the Rhone Valley. About the ridge is the boundary between the cantons of Vaud and Valais.

The Grand Muveran reached 3'051 m above sea level. M., Petit Muveran 2'810 m above sea level. M.. Two small glaciers (Plan Névé ) there is below the steep north face of Grand Muveran. South of the Grand Muveran located on 2,580 m above sea level. M. Cabane Rambert of the Swiss Alpine Club SAC. From this the Grand Muveran can be climbed over a high alpine climbing.

The Swiss painter Ferdinand Hodler made ​​in 1912 during a stay in Chesières the painting " Le Grand Muveran ". In 2003 it was sold for 1,534,000 Swiss francs.

Tour of Muverans

The mountain massif is surrounded since 1989 by the High Trail Tour of Muverans, which has a total length of about 50 kilometers. It runs clockwise from the Lac de Derborence over the Col de la Cabane Rambert Forcla to, from a trip to the peaks, the descent to Ovronnaz is possible From there it crosses the Col de FÉNESTRAL to the Lacs de Fully and over the passes Col de Demècre after Rionda at Morcles and surrounded thereby and the Dent de Morcles. He then runs along the river as far as Pont de Nant Avançon and on the Alpe Anzeinde and the Pas de Cheville back to the starting point on the lake. The tour is classified as challenging hiking by the SAC hiking scale.