Pointe de Fornet
Pointe de Fornet is a peak in Champéry, Monthey District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,300 metres. Pointe de Fornet is situated nearby to the locality Le Creux de la Neige, as well as near Le Plan Brasy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,300 metres
- Description: mountain in France and Switzerland
- Also known as: “Les Fornets” and “Pointe de l’Aiguille”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hauts-Forts and Col de Cou.
Hauts-Forts
Peak
The Hauts-Forts at 2,466 m, is a mountain of the Chablais Alps, located east of Morzine in the French department of Haute-Savoie, within one kilometre of the Swiss border. The closest locality is Avoriaz, from where a cable car leads to its summit.
Col de Cou
Mountain saddle
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Col de Cou is a high mountain pass of the Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and France. It connects Champéry in the Swiss canton of Valais to Morzine in the French department of Haute-Savoie.
Col de Bretolet
Mountain saddle
Photo: Dribagnac, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Col de Bretolet is a mountain pass in the Swiss Alps in the canton of Valais, close to the border between Switzerland and the French department of Haute-Savoie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avoriaz and Les Lindarets.
Avoriaz
Village
Photo: Snip, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Avoriaz is a French mountain resort in the Portes du Soleil in the French commune of Morzine, on a shelf above the town of Morzine. Cars are forbidden in Avoriaz; transport includes horse-drawn sleighs and snowcats during winter.
Champéry
Village
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Champéry is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Pointe de Fornet
- Categories: mountain, free flight site, and landform
- Location: Champéry, Monthey District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.16291° or 46° 9′ 47″ northLongitude
6.79166° or 6° 47′ 30″ eastElevation
2,300 metres (7,546 feet)Open location code
8FR85Q7R+5MOpenStreetMap ID
node 3100052066OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pointe de Fornet” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pointe de Fornets”
- Dutch: “Pointe de Fornet”
- Dutch: “Pointe de Fornets”
- French: “Les Fornets”
- French: “Pointe de Fornet”
- French: “Pointe de l’Aiguille”
- Ladin: “Pointe de Fornet”
- Polish: “Pointe de Fornet”
- Swedish: “Pointe de Fornets”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Le Creux de la Neige and Le Plan Brasy.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Col du Fornet and Pas de Bassachaux.
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