Col de Base

Col de Base is a mountain saddle in Château-d’Œx, Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut District, Vaud and has an elevation of 1,854 metres. Col de Base is situated nearby to the locality Pâquier des Vernes, as well as near Au Paquier du Bouraz.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rocher du Midi and Gummfluh.

Rocher du Midi

Peak

Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Rocher du Midi is a mountain in the western Bernese Alps, overlooking Château d'Oex in the canton of Vaud. It is located on the massif between the valley of the Sarine and L'Etivaz and culminating at the Gummfluh.

Gummfluh

Peak

Photo: Touriste, Public domain.

The Gummfluh is a mountain in the western Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Vaud and Berne. It is the highest peak in the chain of mountains on the south side of the Pays d'Enhaut and it lies approximately halfway between Château d'Oex and Gstaad.

Le Biolet

Peak

Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Le Biolet is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include L’Etivaz and Rossinière.

L’Etivaz

Hamlet

Photo: Leo Wehrli, CC BY-SA 4.0.

L’Etivaz is a hamlet.

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.

Rougemont

Village

Photo: Leemburg-CH, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rougemont is a municipality in the Pays-d'Enhaut of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Col de Base

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,854 metres
Category: landform
Location: Château-d’Œx, Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.43949° or 46° 26′ 22″ north

Longitude

7.15375° or 7° 9′ 14″ east

Elevation

1,854 metres (6,083 feet)

Open location code

8FR9C5Q3+QF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6017606429

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

GeoNames ID

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In Other Languages

“Col de Base” goes by many names.

French: “Base, Col de”

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