Col de la Croix
Col de la Croix is an Alpine pass in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It connects Bex and Villars-sur-Ollon with Les Diablerets.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,733 metres
- Description: road pass marking the limit between the Vaud Prealps and the Vaud Alps, Switzerland
- Also known as: “col de la Croix (Vaud)” and “col de la Croix VD”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Culan and Lac des Chavonnes.
Culan
Peak
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Culan is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Col de la Croix in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It lies approximately 3 kilometres west of the Diablerets summit.
Lac des Chavonnes
Lake
Photo: Calimo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lac des Chavonnes is a lake in the municipality of Ormont-Dessous, above Villars-sur-Ollon, Vaud, Switzerland. Its surface area is 5 ha.
Les Aviolats station
Railway station
Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Les Aviolats station is a railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taveyanne, Group of Alpine Huts and Solalex.
Les Diablerets
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Les Diablerets is a ski resort in Vaud in Switzerland. It has high-altitude skiing on the glacier and some challenging runs. It's connected by ski-lifts to nearby Villars-sur-Ollon, which is at lower altitude and better suited to young children and beginners.
Col de la Croix
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Ollon, Aigle District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.32222° or 46° 19′ 20″ northLongitude
7.12804° or 7° 7′ 41″ eastElevation
1,733 metres (5,686 feet)Open location code
8FR984CH+V6OpenStreetMap ID
node 286806742OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Col de la Croix” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Col de la Croix (Vaud)”
- Basque: “Col de la Croix”
- Cebuano: “Col de la Croix”
- Dutch: “Col de la Croix”
- French: “col de la Croix (Vaud)”
- French: “col de la Croix VD”
- French: “Col de la Croix”
- German: “Col de la Croix”
- Italian: “Col de la Croix”
- Japanese: “クロワ峠”
- Portuguese: “Passo da Cruz”
- Romansh: “Col de la Croix”
- Swedish: “Col de la Croix”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pyramides de Gypse and Villars/Gryon/Les Diablerets.
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