Col du Pillon
Col du Pillon is a mountain pass in the western Swiss Alps, linking Aigle, Le Sépey and Les Diablerets in the canton of Vaud with Gstaad in the canton of Berne.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Tête aux Chamois and La Palette.
Tête aux Chamois
Peak
The Tête aux Chamois is a summit of the Diablerets massif, overlooking the Col du Pillon in the canton of Vaud. It is accessible by aerial tramway from the Col du Pillon and from Reusch via Oldenegg.
Cabane des Diablerets
Mountain hut
Photo: KlausFoehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cabane des Diablerets is a mountain hut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Diablerets and Gsteig bei Gstaad.
Les Diablerets
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Les Diablerets is a ski resort in Vaud in Switzerland. It has high-altitude skiing on the glacier and some challenging runs. It's connected by ski-lifts to nearby Villars-sur-Ollon, which is at lower altitude and better suited to young children and beginners.
Gsteig bei Gstaad
Village
Photo: chrn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gsteig bei Gstaad is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Gsteig was formerly known by the French name of Châtelet.
Derborence
Hamlet
Photo: Clare66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Derborence is a hamlet in the municipality of Conthey, in the canton of Valais, in Switzerland. It is located at 1,450 metres in an isolated valley on the south side of the Bernese Alps and is not permanently inhabited. Derborence is situated 8 km south of Col du Pillon.
Col du Pillon
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,546 metres
- Description: road pass marking the limit between the Vaud Prealps and the Vaud Alps, Switzerland
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Ormont-Dessus, Aigle District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.35343° or 46° 21′ 12″ northLongitude
7.2046° or 7° 12′ 17″ eastElevation
1,546 metres (5,072 feet)Open location code
8FR99633+9ROpenStreetMap ID
node 83218210OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Swedish—“Col du Pillon” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Col du Pillon”
- Catalan: “Coll del Pillon”
- Cebuano: “Col du Pillon”
- Dutch: “Col du Pillon”
- French: “Col du Pillon”
- German: “Col du Pillon”
- Hungarian: “Pillon-hágó”
- Italian: “Col du Pillon”
- Japanese: “ピヨン峠”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Col du Pillon”
- Portuguese: “Passo do Pillon”
- Romansh: “Col du Pillon”
- Swedish: “Col du Pillon”
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