Le Rothorn est un sommet des Alpes valaisannes, en Suisse, situé entre les communes d'Anniviers et d'Agarn, dans le canton du Valais, qui culmine à 2 997 m d'altitude. Situé au nord-est de la Bella Tola, il surplombe au sud-ouest le village de Saint-Luc et à l'ouest celui de Chandolin.
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The Bella Tola is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Saint-Luc in the canton of Valais. With an elevation of 3,025 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the subrange north of the Meidpass. The Bella Tola lies near the northern end of the Weisshorn chain.
On the north side lies a small glacier named Bella Tola Gletscher.
The summit of the Bella Tola is a popular vantage point, it can be reached by several trails.
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Schwarzsee is a mountain lake in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is located at an elevation of 2611 m, below Bella Tola and Brunnethorn, above the Turtmanntal. It is part of the municipality of Oberems.
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The Brunnethorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Oberems in the canton of Valais. It is located north of the higher Bella Tola.
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François-Xavier Bagnoud Observatory is an astronomical observatory located above the village of Saint-Luc in Valais, Switzerland, close to the top of the funicular, at a height of 2,200 m. It is a non-profit organisation funded by Association François-Xavier Bagnoud and named after a Swiss rescue pilot.
Opened in 1995, the observatory was established to promote astronomy education and public engagement. Its facilities are accessible to schools, amateur astronomers, and visitors, supporting both hands-on learning and public demonstrations in daytime and nighttime conditions. Unlike most mountain observatories equipped with professional instruments, it is not reserved solely for scientists but is open to the public.
The observatory has 60 cm and 15 cm telescopes, as well as a heliostat, a weather station, a planetarium, and a planet trail between the observatory and the funicular. In 2007, it contributed to the detection of Gliese 436 b, a Neptune-sized exoplanet composed largely of hot ice.
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