Pointe de Velan

Pointe de Velan is a peak in Giez, Arrondissement of Annecy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,742 metres. Pointe de Velan is situated nearby to the locality Pas de l’Ours, as well as near Bois du Pré Bouvard.

Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tête du Pas de l’Ours and Montriond.

Tête du Pas de l’Ours

Peak

Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tête du Pas de l’Ours is a peak.

Montriond

Peak

Photo: Romaric Juvanon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Montriond is a peak.

Pointe des Auges

Peak

Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.

Pointe des Auges is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chevaline and Faverges.

Chevaline

Village

Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chevaline is a commune in the southeastern French department of Haute-Savoie.

Faverges is a former commune located in Haute-Savoie department situated in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Faverges-Seythenex. It occupies a glacial valley which gave birth to the Lake Annecy.

Doussard

Village

Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Doussard is a commune in the southeastern French department of Haute-Savoie. The village contains a landing field used by many paragliders, usually after they've taken off from the nearby Col de la Forclaz.

Pointe de Velan

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,742 metres
Also known as: “Pointe du Velan”
Category: landform
Location: Giez, Arrondissement of Annecy, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude

45.71718° or 45° 43′ 2″ north

Longitude

6.23912° or 6° 14′ 21″ east

Elevation

1,742 metres (5,715 feet)

Open location code

8FQ8P68Q+VJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5832997766

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

2970220

Wikidata ID

Q31627418

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Satellite Map

Discover Pointe de Velan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Italian—“Pointe de Velan” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Pointe de Velan”
French: “pointe de Velan”
French: “pointe du Velan”
French: “Pointe du Velan”
Italian: “pointe de Velan”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pas de l’Ours and Bois du Pré Bouvard.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Notre-Dame de la Source and Ancienne Maison Forestière de l’Abbaye.

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