Bec d'Epicoune | |
Elevation M: | 3531 |
Prominence M: | 298 |
Prominence Ref: | [1] |
Listing: | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
Parent Peak: | Aouille Tseuque |
Map: | Alps |
Location: | Valais, Switzerland/Aosta Valley, Italy |
Range: | Pennine Alps |
Coordinates: | 45.9146°N 7.4224°W |
First Ascent: | 21 July 1866 by Johann Jakob Weilenmann and Joseph Gillioz |
Bec d'Epicoune or Becca Rayette is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. On its northern side it overlooks the Otemma Glacier. On the Swisstopo map, Becca Rayette is the name of a 3,432 m sub-peak on the SW spur neighboring the 3,320 m Col de la Rayette, rather than an alternative name for the main summit. Likewise, Becca Picion is a 3,389 sub-summit on the ENE ridge towards the 3,233 m Col d'Epicoune.