West ridge
5:30–6:30 h · AD · Rifugio Aosta
Europe / Pennine Alps
Dent d'Hérens
Italy / Switzerland · 4,173 m
Photo credits and licence
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Source-linked route information · coverage incomplete
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About Dent d'Hérens
Rifugio Aosta supports two distinct AD itineraries: the west ridge and the shoulder-to-east-ridge ascent.
SAC · Dent d'Hérens route listings
Geographic source notes
Wikidata description: mountain in the Pennine Alps. Imported context (CC0); retrieved 2026-10-05, not independently reviewed.
This overview is assembled from the geographic records cited below; it has not been independently field-verified.
Mountain facts
- Elevation
- 4173 metres above sea level
- Country / territory
- Italy / Switzerland
- Mountain range
- Pennine Alps
- Range assignment
- Source-linked Wikidata statement · 2026-10-05
- Summit coordinates
- 45.970055555, 7.605083333 · View summit on OpenStreetMap
Routes and variants
2 source-linked entries · research checked 2026-10-07. The inventory remains incomplete.
Documented information and open research
Starting point: 2 of 2 · Difficulty with grading system: 2 of 2 · Elevation gain: 2 of 2 · Duration: 2 of 2 · Season: 0 of 2
0 historical entries. These counts describe published entries, not all possible routes. Current access is not established.
See route research coverage and priorities →Compare 2 routes
Grades retain their published rating system; different systems and historical grades are not equivalent. Elevation gain means climbing metres, not summit altitude. Missing figures are not estimated.
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| Route | Activity / direction | Difficulty / system | Starting point | Elevation gain | Duration | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West ridge | AlpinismAscent | ADSAC alpine overall grade | Rifugio Aosta | 1480 mPublished cumulative ascent, not summit altitude | 5:30–6:30 hPublished ascent from stated start; approach and return excluded | Source 1 ↗ |
| Shoulder around 4040 m and east ridge | AlpinismAscent | ADSAC alpine overall grade | Rifugio Aosta | 1430 mPublished cumulative ascent, not summit altitude | 5:30–6:30 hPublished ascent from stated start; approach and return excluded | Source 1 ↗ |
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Alpinism (2)
West ridgeAlpinism · Ascent · AD
- Activity
- Alpinism
- Direction / role
- Ascent
- Starting point
- Rifugio Aosta
- Difficulty
- AD · SAC alpine overall grade · Published overall grade in French notation; rock ratings separate
- Elevation gain
- 1480 m · Published cumulative ascent, not summit altitude
- Duration
- 5:30–6:30 h · Published ascent from stated start; approach and return excluded
- Season
- Not established from the checked source
- Current access
- Not checked for current use
SAC · Dent d'Hérens route listings · source checked 2026-10-07
The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.
Shoulder around 4040 m and east ridgeAlpinism · Ascent · AD
- Activity
- Alpinism
- Direction / role
- Ascent
- Starting point
- Rifugio Aosta
- Difficulty
- AD · SAC alpine overall grade · Published overall grade in French notation; rock ratings separate
- Elevation gain
- 1430 m · Published cumulative ascent, not summit altitude
- Duration
- 5:30–6:30 h · Published ascent from stated start; approach and return excluded
- Season
- Not established from the checked source
- Current access
- Not checked for current use
SAC · Dent d'Hérens route listings · source checked 2026-10-07
The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.
Route questions, answered
Specific planning questions, with the scope of each source kept visible.
Is the Aosta shoulder itinerary the whole east ridge?
No. SAC separately lists the east ridge from Bivacco Novella at D and seven hours.
Do equal times mean interchangeable routes?
No. The shoulder and west-ridge listings describe distinct lines; choose and verify the complete itinerary.
Climbing Chronicle Redaktion · Sources checked · Source research; current route conditions are not confirmed.
West ridge or the eastern shoulder?
Compare source listings; current conditions remain open.
Shoulder around 4040 m and east ridge
5:30–6:30 h · AD · Rifugio Aosta
Planning at a glance
Access and starting point
Rifugio Aosta or Rifugio Aosta; approach details require separate planning.
Difficulty and required experience
Not yet established from checked sources for this mountain.
Season and restrictions
Not yet established from checked sources for this mountain.
Sources for current information
- SAC · Dent d'Hérens route listings
Public listing facts only; not a live conditions bulletin
Regional weather and warning resources
Selected by the recorded country. Check geographic coverage and elevation; these links do not confirm access or conditions on this summit.
- SLF · Swiss avalanche bulletin
Swiss regional snow and avalanche information; select the correct area
This page stores reference sources, not live conditions. Check the provider’s publication date and route coverage before use.
Research still needed
For Dent d'Hérens, this atlas does not yet document first-ascent history; checked difficulty; checked seasonal restrictions. Missing first-ascent evidence does not mean a mountain is unclimbed.
Use the linked sources as starting points; summit coordinates do not describe a climbing route or public access.
Sources and coverage
Imported geographic data from Wikidata (CC0); not independently field-verified. Data snapshot: 30 September 2026. Elevations and boundaries can differ between sources. Mountain-range membership follows explicit Wikidata relationships or a coordinate match against published GMBA v2 standard polygons. GMBA: Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (2021), CC BY 4.0; methodology: Snethlage et al. (2022). Missing evidence remains open.
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Editorial responsibility
Responsible publisher and editorial author: Climbing Chronicle Redaktion. AI-assisted source research; no on-site inspection or professional route approval is claimed.
- Route listing source check
- 2026-10-07 · partial inventory; current access remains open
- Planning source check
- 2026-10-07 · only the individually cited planning additions
- Earlier profile review
- Open · no complete editorial review recorded
- Imported context retrieved
- 2026-10-05 · automated retrieval, not an editorial review
How sources, authorship and review dates work
Further reading about Dent d'Hérens
Links discovered through the Wikidata record. These articles have not been checked as evidence for route, difficulty or access claims.
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