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17: 82:. Until the 19th century, these two glaciers were still connected, reaching down to just above Salay (1,766 m). Since the later 19th century, the glacier has retreated and become separated into two non-contiguous parts, forming the two sources of the 96: 135: 47:, at between about 1,700 m and 1,800 m elevation, spanning a distance of about 5 km along the 28: 79: 8: 75: 32: 74:
Ferpècle serves as starting-point for a number of alpinist excursions, including
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municipality. Individual settlements of Ferpècle are
127: 51:stream. Like Les Haudères, it is part of 15: 128: 13: 14: 147: 1: 89: 7: 10: 152: 20:Borgne Valley in Ferpècle 21: 19: 29:dispersed settlement 136:Geography of Valais 108: /  112:46.0608°N 7.5497°E 84:Borgne de Ferpècle 49:Borgne de Ferpècle 22: 80:Mont Miné Glacier 143: 123: 122: 120: 119: 118: 113: 109: 106: 105: 104: 101: 76:Ferpècle Glacier 43:, upstream of 151: 150: 146: 145: 144: 142: 141: 140: 126: 125: 117:46.0608; 7.5497 116: 114: 110: 107: 102: 99: 97: 95: 94: 92: 12: 11: 5: 149: 139: 138: 91: 88: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 148: 137: 134: 133: 131: 124: 121: 87: 85: 81: 77: 72: 70: 66: 62: 58: 54: 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 31:in the upper 30: 26: 18: 93: 83: 73: 68: 64: 60: 56: 48: 45:Les Haudères 33:Val d'Hérens 24: 23: 115: / 41:Switzerland 100:46°03′39″N 90:References 61:Pra Floric 103:7°32′59″E 65:Renoillin 130:Category 53:Evolène 25:Ferpècle 57:Seppec 37:Valais 27:is a 69:Salay 78:and 67:and 35:in 132:: 71:. 63:, 59:, 39:,

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dispersed settlement
Val d'Hérens
Valais
Switzerland
Les Haudères
Evolène
Ferpècle Glacier
Mont Miné Glacier
46°03′39″N 7°32′59″E / 46.0608°N 7.5497°E / 46.0608; 7.5497
Category
Geography of Valais

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