Col des Essets

Col des Essets is a pass in Vaud, Western Switzerland and has an elevation of 2,028 metres. Col des Essets is situated nearby to the hamlet Solalex, as well as near the locality La Vare.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sex des Branlettes and Tête à Pierre Grept.

Sex des Branlettes

Peak

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Sex des Branlettes is a peak.

The Tête à Pierre Grept is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, located between the cantons of Vaud and Valais. It is situated in the region between the Grand Muveran and Pas de Cheville. On the northern side lies the small Glacier de Paneirosse. Tête à Pierre Grept is situated 3 km south of Col des Essets.

Pas de Cheville

Mountain saddle

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Solalex and Derborence.

Solalex

Hamlet

Photo: Maurice Perry, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Solalex is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Col des Essets.

Derborence

Hamlet

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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. Derborence is situated 3½ km east of Col des Essets.

Taveyanne, Group of Alpine Huts

Hamlet

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Taveyanne, Group of Alpine Huts is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Col des Essets.

Col des Essets

Type: Pass with an elevation of 2,028 metres
Category: landform
Location: Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.27681° or 46° 16′ 37″ north

Longitude

7.16559° or 7° 9′ 56″ east

Elevation

2,028 metres (6,654 feet)

Open location code

8FR975G8+P6

GeoNames ID

6930124

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