Grand Cuney
Grand Cuney is a peak in Bière, Morges District, Vaud and has an elevation of 1,574 metres. Grand Cuney is situated nearby to the locality Monts de Bière Derrière, as well as near Le Grand Croset Dessus.Photo: Vodimivado, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,574 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Grand Cunay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mont Tendre and Col du Marchairuz.
Mont Tendre
Peak
Photo: Seb65, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Mont Tendre is a mountain of the Jura, located between the valley of Joux and the basin of Lake Geneva in the canton of Vaud. With an elevation of 1,679 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains and, therefore, the highest summit of Switzerland outside the Alps. Mont Tendre is situated 3½ km northeast of Grand Cuney.
Col du Marchairuz
Mountain saddle
Photo: Ulflulfl, Public domain.
Col du Marchairuz is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It connects Le Brassus and Bière. The pass road has a maximum grade of 14 percent. Col du Marchairuz is situated 3 km southwest of Grand Cuney.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include L’Orient and Le Chenit.
L’Orient
Village
Photo: DarDarCH, CC BY-SA 4.0.
L'Orient is a village in the Vallée de Joux, Vaud, Switzerland. It was created in 1904 and is part of the municipality of Le Chenit. The village takes its name from the fact that it is located on the right bank of the river Orbe. L’Orient is situated 4 km northwest of Grand Cuney.
Le Chenit
Village
Photo: Giovanni-P, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Chenit is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the Vallée de Joux. Le Chenit is situated 5 km northwest of Grand Cuney.
Le Brassus
Village
Photo: Giovanni-P, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Brassus is a village in the Vallée de Joux in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is part of the municipality Le Chenit. Le Brassus is situated 5 km west of Grand Cuney.
Grand Cuney
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Bière, Morges District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Grand Cuney” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Grand Cuney”
- Dutch: “Grand Cunay”
- Dutch: “Grand Cuney”
- French: “Grand Cunay”
- Russian: “Гранд Кюнэй”
- Swedish: “Grand Cunay”
- Swedish: “Grand Cuney”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Monts de Bière Derrière and Le Grand Croset Dessus.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Petit Cunay and Monts de Bière.
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