Binn valley
Sign in to saveAlso known as Binntal
The Binn Valley (German: Binntal) is a valley of the Alps, located on the north side of the Lepontine Alps in the Swiss canton of Valais. The valley is drained by the Binna, a tributary of the Rhone, at Grengiols. The valley is named after Binn (1,400 m), the main settlement. Other villages or localities are Ausserbinn (1,291 m), Heiligkreuz (1,458 m) and Fäld (1,547 m).
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Binn valley is referenced by 27 other articles, and connects out to Italy, Switzerland and German.
The entry is geolocated on the map in VS, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Lepontine Alps, Valleys of Switzerland and Valleys of the Alps.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- valley
- Country
- Switzerland
- Located in
- Canton of Valais
- Elevation
- 1575
- Body of water
- Binna
- Image
- Chalets im Binntal.jpg
Show 1 more fact
- mountain range
- Lepontine Alps
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- See also
- References
- External links
The Binn Valley (German: Binntal) is a valley of the Alps, located on the north side of the Lepontine Alps in the Swiss canton of Valais. The valley is drained by the Binna, a tributary of the Rhone, at Grengiols. The valley is named after Binn (1,400 m), the main settlement. Other villages or localities are Ausserbinn (1,291 m), Heiligkreuz (1,458 m) and Fäld (1,547 m).
The mountains in the Binntal generally exceed 3,000 metres. The highest are the Helsenhorn, the Turbhorn and the Ofenhorn. On the upper east side of the valley, the Albrun Pass connects it with the Italian Valle Devero.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Binn valley” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations