Col des Glières
Col des Glières is a mountain saddle in Glières-Val-de-Borne, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,412 metres. Col des Glières is situated nearby to the locality Plan du Loup, as well as near the hamlet La Mandrolière.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monument national à la Résistance du plateau des Glières and Glières plateau.
Glières plateau
Photo: Gnomefilliere, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Glières plateau is a limestone plateau in the Bornes Massif in Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is 29 km from La Roche-sur-Foron and 15 km from Thorens-Glières, located around the communes of Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières.
Montagne Des Frêtes
Nature reserve
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Montagne Des Frêtes is a nature reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Villards-sur-Thônes and Saint-Jean-de-Sixt.
Les Villards-sur-Thônes
Village
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Les Villards-sur-Thônes is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
Village
Photo: Zivax, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Jean-de-Sixt is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. It lies in the Aravis Range of the French Alps. Saint-Jean-de-Sixt is situated 8 km southeast of Col des Glières.
Le Grand-Bornand
Village
Photo: Gegeours, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Grand-Bornand is a commune in the eastern French department of Haute-Savoie. The commune is a ski resort and takes its name from the river that runs through it. The inhabitants of Le Grand-Bornand are called Bornandins. Le Grand-Bornand is situated 8 km east of Col des Glières.
Col des Glières
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,412 metres
- Also known as: “Col des Glieres”
- Category: landform
- Location: Glières-Val-de-Borne, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.96672° or 45° 58′ 0″ northLongitude
6.33222° or 6° 19′ 56″ eastElevation
1,412 metres (4,633 feet)Open location code
8FQ8X88J+MVOpenStreetMap ID
node 245011158OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
3015806
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In Other Languages
“Col des Glières” goes by many names.
- French: “Col des Glières”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Plan du Loup and La Mandrolière.
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