Pas de Cheville
The Pas de Cheville is a high mountain pass across the Vaud Alps, connecting Gryon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland and Derborence in the canton of Valais.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,037 metres
- Description: High pass in western Bernese Alps, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Col de Cheville” and “Pas de Cheville de Diablerets”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tête Ronde and Les Diablerets summit.
Tête Ronde
Peak
Photo: Wala, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tête Ronde is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located in the canton of Vaud, near the summit of the Diablerets massif of which it is a part. With an elevation of 3,037 metres above sea level, the Tête Ronde is the highest summit entirely within the canton of Vaud.
Diablerets Glacier
Glacier
Photo: Cable1, Public domain.
The Diablerets Glacier is a glacier situated on the summit of Les Diablerets in the Bernese Alps. It covers an area of approximatively 1 km2. The Diablerets Glacier is often confused with the nearby much larger and popular Tsanfleuron Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Derborence and Solalex.
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.
Pas de Cheville
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Bex, Aigle District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.28732° or 46° 17′ 14″ northLongitude
7.19188° or 7° 11′ 31″ eastElevation
2,037 metres (6,683 feet)Open location code
8FR975PR+WQOpenStreetMap ID
node 459849748OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pas de Cheville” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pas de Cheville”
- Finnish: “Pas de Cheville”
- French: “Pas de Cheville”
- German: “Pas de Cheville”
- Italian: “passo di Cheville”
- Swedish: “Pas de Cheville”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Le Broché and Les Filasses.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tête des Filasses and Roc de la Vache (Bex).
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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 “Pas de Cheville”. Photo: Wala, CC BY-SA 3.0.