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Mont Ruan

Mont Ruan is a mountain in the , overlooking the lake of Emosson in the Swiss canton of . At 3,057 metres above sea level, its main summit is located 200 metres away from the French border, where lies a slightly lower summit at 3,044 metres.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Tour Sallière and Tour de Prazon.

Peak
Photo: Champer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain of the , that is overlooking the lake of in the Swiss canton of .

Peak
Photo: Pucesurvitaminee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak.

Peak
L'Epaule is a minor summit north of the . Because of its small prominence it was included in the enlarged list of alpine four-thousanders.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dents du Midi and Champéry.

Locality
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The are a three-kilometre-long mountain range in the in the canton of , . Overlooking the and the valley to the south, they face the , an artificial reservoir, and are part of the geological ensemble of the Giffre massif.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of in .

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Mont Ruan

Latitude
46.12392° or 46° 7′ 26″ north
Longitude
6.90052° or 6° 54′ 2″ east
Elevation
3,057 metres (10,030 feet)
Open location code
8FR84WF2+H6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 420260675
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3015045
Wiki­data ID
Q2576575
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Satellite Map

Discover Mont Ruan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arpitan to Venetian—“Mont Ruan” goes by many names.
  • Arpitan: “Grant-Rouan”
  • Cebuano: “Grand Mont Ruan”
  • Chinese: “大吕昂山”
  • Czech: “Mont Ruan”
  • Dutch: “Mont Ruan”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت روان”
  • French: “Grand mont Ruan”
  • French: “Grand Ruan”
  • French: “Mont Ruan”
  • Georgian: “მონ-რიუანი”
  • German: “Mont Ruan”
  • Italian: “Grand Mont Ruan”
  • Italian: “Mont Ruan”
  • Italian: “Monte Ruan”
  • Ladin: “Mont Ruan”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mont Ruan”
  • Polish: “Grand Mont Ruan”
  • Slovak: “Mont Ruan”
  • Venetian: “Monte Ruan”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pas des Ottans and Susanfe.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Glacier du Ruan and Glacier des Fonds.

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