Petit Van

Petit Van is a peak in Ormont-Dessous, Aigle District, Vaud and has an elevation of 2,006 metres. Petit Van is situated nearby to the locality Plaines-Mosses, as well as near Le Crettex.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gros Van and Mont d’Or.

Gros Van

Peak

Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Gros Van is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, overlooking the Col des Mosses in the canton of Vaud. It lies on the range between the Lac de l'Hongrin and the valley of Ormont-Dessous.

Mont d'Or is a mountain of the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, overlooking Le Sépey in the canton of Vaud. It lies on the range between the Lac de l'Hongrin and the valley of Ormont-Dessous, and flanks the Col des Mosses pass.

Col des Mosses

Mountain saddle

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Col des Mosses is a mountain pass in the western Bernese Alps of Switzerland. The pass is located in the municipality of Ormont-Dessous in the canton of Vaud.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include L’Etivaz and Leysin.

L’Etivaz

Hamlet

Photo: Leo Wehrli, CC BY-SA 4.0.

L’Etivaz is a hamlet.

Leysin

Photo: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0.

Leysin, Switzerland in the commune of Vaud is a laid back, non-posh, non-pretentious mountain village in the Vaud Alps, above Montreux. It also happens to be the site of a ski resort with awesome off piste possibilities.

Rossinière

Village

Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rossinière is a municipality in the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut district of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Rossinière is situated 8 km north of Petit Van.

Petit Van

Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,006 metres
Category: landform
Location: Ormont-Dessous, Aigle District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.39696° or 46° 23′ 49″ north

Longitude

7.07504° or 7° 4′ 30″ east

Elevation

2,006 metres (6,581 feet)

Open location code

8FR993WG+Q2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12040710334

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

6933935

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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