Col du Marchairuz
Col du Marchairuz is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It connects Le Brassus and Bière. The pass road has a maximum grade of 14 percent.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ulflulfl, Public domain.
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,447 metres
- Description: mountain pass
- Also known as: “Le Marchairuz” and “Marchairuz, Col du”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grand Cuney and Crêt de la Neuve.
Barrage position Saint-George
Monument
Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barrage position Saint-George is a monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-George and Le Brassus.
Saint-George
Village
Photo: Odrade123, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-George is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is located in the district of Nyon.
Le Brassus
Village
Photo: Giovanni-P, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Brassus is a village in the Vallée de Joux in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is part of the municipality Le Chenit.
L’Orient
Village
Photo: DarDarCH, CC BY-SA 4.0.
L'Orient is a village in the Vallée de Joux, Vaud, Switzerland. It was created in 1904 and is part of the municipality of Le Chenit. The village takes its name from the fact that it is located on the right bank of the river Orbe.
Col du Marchairuz
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Gimel, Morges District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.55279° or 46° 33′ 10″ northLongitude
6.25029° or 6° 15′ 1″ eastElevation
1,447 metres (4,747 feet)Open location code
8FR8H732+44OpenStreetMap ID
node 2521699413OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Col du Marchairuz” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Col du Marchairuz”
- Dutch: “Col du Marchairuz”
- French: “col du Marchairuz”
- French: “Col du Marchairuz”
- German: “Col du Marchairuz”
- Italian: “Col du Marchairuz”
- Polish: “Col du Marchairuz”
- Portuguese: “Passo do Marchairuz”
- Swedish: “Col du Marchairuz”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Le Pré de Bière and Pré de Rolle.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include table d’orientaion - panorama du sapin a simeon and La Capite.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Col du Marchairuz”. Photo: Ulflulfl, Public domain.