Pointe du Vélard
Pointe du Vélard is a peak in Taninges, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,966 metres. Pointe du Vélard is situated nearby to the hamlet Chalet de Véran, as well as near Les Molliettes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Praz de Lys-Sommand and Lac de Roy.
Praz de Lys-Sommand
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Praz de Lys-Sommand is a small ski resort in Haute-Savoie. It is located on the town of Mieussy and Taninges.
Lac de Roy
Lake
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lac de Roy is a lake in Haute-Savoie, France. It is located 2 km west of le Praz de Lys ski resort, in the commune of Taninges.
Col de la Ramaz
Mountain saddle
Photo: Raph74290, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Col de la Ramaz is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Haute-Savoie in France through which the Tour de France passed during 2003, 2010, 2016 and the 2023 race). The road through the pass culminates slightly higher, at 1619m.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mieussy and Thyez.
Mieussy
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Mieussy is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. It is a traditional Alpine farming village in the Vallée du Giffre, around 35 kilometers east of Geneva.
Thyez
Village
Photo: Lcs74, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thyez is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Thyez is situated 8 km south of Pointe du Vélard.
Les Gets
Les Gets is a commune in the department of Haute-Savoie, in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, southeastern France. The village's first single-person chair lift was opened in 1938 with the first chair lift on Mont Chéry in 1954.
Pointe du Vélard
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,966 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Taninges, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.14845° or 46° 8′ 54″ northLongitude
6.56329° or 6° 33′ 48″ eastElevation
1,966 metres (6,450 feet)Open location code
8FR84HX7+98OpenStreetMap ID
node 2820489351OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Pointe du Vélard” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pointe du Velard”
- French: “Pointe du Vélard”
- Italian: “pointe du Velard”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chalet de Véran and Les Molliettes.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pointe de Haut Fleury and Pointe de Véran.
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