Col de Recon
Col de Recon is a mountain saddle in La Chapelle-d’Abondance, Arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,733 metres. Col de Recon is situated nearby to the locality Les Mouillettes, as well as near Djeu des Têtes.Places of Interest
Highlights include Haut Sex and Le Linleu.
Haut Sex
Peak
The Haut Sex is a mountain of the Chablais Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and France. It lies north of the Tour de Don.
Le Linleu
Peak
Photo: Pareloup, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Linleu is a mountain in the Chablais Alps on the Swiss-French border. Towards the Swiss side, it displays a towering wall of several hundred meters, but it is easily accessible from the French side via a marked hiking path.
La Braye
Peak
Photo: Giles Williams, CC BY 2.0.
La Braye is a mountain of the Chablais Alps, located west of Torgon in the canton of Valais. It is the easternmost summit on the chain descending from Le Linleu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torgon and Chatel.
Torgon
Village
Photo: Dake, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Torgon is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. It lies on the western part of the canton, in the region of the Chablais, at an altitude of 1,085 metres.
Chatel
Photo: tonyfurrer, CC BY 3.0.
Chatel is in the Haute Savoie region of France. Chatel is a picturesque ski resort at the heart of the giant Portes du Soleil region of France and Switzerland.
Taney
Hamlet
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tanay, also spelled "Taney", is a hamlet located in the municipality of Vouvry, in Switzerland.
Col de Recon
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,733 metres
- Also known as: “Col de Recon / Col de Rapenaz”, “Rapenaz, Col de”, and “Recon, Col de”
- Category: landform
- Location: La Chapelle-d’Abondance, Arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.30334° or 46° 18′ 12″ northLongitude
6.82849° or 6° 49′ 43″ eastElevation
1,733 metres (5,686 feet)Open location code
8FR88R3H+89OpenStreetMap ID
node 5667438482OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
2659086
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