Arolla is situated at 1998 m above sea level, at the foot of Mont Collon in the Pennine Alps. The village is also overlooked by the 3796-metre Pigne d'Arolla, which can be climbed from the Cabane des Vignettes or Dix Hut. The Arolla Glacier is located south of Arolla, between Mont Collon and the Pigne d'Arolla.
Pra Gra is an abandoned hamlet above Arolla at 2479 m, which can be reached on foot in approximately 90 minutes.[1] The views of Mont Collon and the glacial trench at the end of the valley are particularly notable from this location.[2]
TourismEdit
Arolla's location makes it a popular starting point for mountain expeditions.[3] Routes such as the Patrouillle des Glaciers and the Haute Route, a classic high-altitude mountain trek between Chamonix and Zermatt,[3] pass through the village as well. There are over 100 kilometres of mountain biking paths in the area.[4]
Arolla's ski area lies above the village on the western side of the valley, with five lifts and 47 kilometres of pistes.[4] Its high altitude guarantees snow well into the spring.[4]
Hotels in Arolla include the historic Hôtel Mont Collon, located near the entrance to the village, and Hotel Kurhaus, situated at the top of the series of hairpin bends that rise through the village. There is a post office, mountain sports equipment shop, hotel, and bus stop in the small village centre.
arolla, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2022, learn, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Arolla news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Arolla is a village in the municipality of Evolene in the Swiss canton of Valais It is situated at the end of the Val d Herens south of the cantonal capital Sion Looking uphill near the village centreThe north face of Mont Collon above ArollaAbove Arolla Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Tourism 1 2 Flora and fauna 2 ReferencesGeography EditArolla is situated at 1998 m above sea level at the foot of Mont Collon in the Pennine Alps The village is also overlooked by the 3796 metre Pigne d Arolla which can be climbed from the Cabane des Vignettes or Dix Hut The Arolla Glacier is located south of Arolla between Mont Collon and the Pigne d Arolla Pra Gra is an abandoned hamlet above Arolla at 2479 m which can be reached on foot in approximately 90 minutes 1 The views of Mont Collon and the glacial trench at the end of the valley are particularly notable from this location 2 Tourism Edit Arolla s location makes it a popular starting point for mountain expeditions 3 Routes such as the Patrouillle des Glaciers and the Haute Route a classic high altitude mountain trek between Chamonix and Zermatt 3 pass through the village as well There are over 100 kilometres of mountain biking paths in the area 4 Arolla s ski area lies above the village on the western side of the valley with five lifts and 47 kilometres of pistes 4 Its high altitude guarantees snow well into the spring 4 Hotels in Arolla include the historic Hotel Mont Collon located near the entrance to the village and Hotel Kurhaus situated at the top of the series of hairpin bends that rise through the village There is a post office mountain sports equipment shop hotel and bus stop in the small village centre Flora and fauna Edit The Arolla pine or Swiss pine a high altitude species in the white pine group is named after the village and grows in the Alps and the Carpathians 5 46 01 N 7 29 E 46 017 N 7 483 E 46 017 7 483References Edit SAC Tourenportal Schweizer Alpen Club SAC in Swiss High German Retrieved 2022 06 04 Alpen Panoramen Panorama Remointse de Pra Gra www alpen panoramen de Retrieved 2022 06 04 a b Arolla La commune d Evolene Valais Suisse www commune evolene ch Retrieved 2022 06 04 a b c Tourismus Schweiz Arolla Schweiz Tourismus in German Retrieved 2022 11 30 Pinus cembra Arolla pine Conifer Species American Conifer Society Retrieved 2022 06 04 nbsp This Valais location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arolla amp oldid 1125700683, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
