Château des Dames is a tall mountain of the Pennine Alps in northern Italy. It lies on the border between the municipalities of Valtournenche and Bionaz in the Aosta Valley, Italy.
Name The name Château des Dames means "Ladies' Castle" in French.
Description
Château des Dames forms part of a mountain ridge separating the upper Valpelline to the west from the upper Valtournenche to the east, which continues northwards to form the Petites Murailles mountain system. The mountain's western slope overlooking Valpelline is predominantly glaciated.
Ascent The ascent to the summit of Château des Dames can be made from the Valpelline side, starting at the Place Moulin dam, or from the Valtournenche side, with the approach beginning at Avouil and continuing through the Vofrède Valley.
SOIUSA classification According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way: main part = Western Alps major sector = North Western Alps section = Pennine Alps subsection = Alpi del Weisshorn e del Cervino supergroup = Catena Bouquetins-Cervino group = Gruppo Dents d'Hérens-Cervino
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