Arolla
Sign in to savethumb|Looking uphill near the village centre thumb|The north face of Mont Collon above Arolla thumb|Above Arolla Arolla is a village in the municipality of Evolène in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is situated at the end of the Val d'Hérens, south of the cantonal capital, Sion.
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Place details
- Locality
- Arolla
- Region
- Valais/Wallis
- Country
- Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
- Population
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- Switzerland
- Located in
- Canton of Valais
- Elevation
- +2006
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Mont Collon from Arolla.jpg
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- P4552
- Pennine Alps
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thumb|Looking uphill near the village centre thumb|The north face of Mont Collon above Arolla thumb|Above Arolla Arolla is a village in the municipality of Evolène in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is situated at the end of the Val d'Hérens, south of the cantonal capital, Sion.
== Geography == 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.