Col de Jaman
The Col de Jaman is a mountain pass in the western Swiss Alps, connecting Montreux in the canton of Vaud to Montbovon in the canton of Fribourg. The pass itself, overlooked by the Dent de Jaman, is located within the canton of Vaud, the border with the canton of Fribourg running one kilometre east.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,511 metres
- Description: mountain pass marking the boundary between the Friborg and Vaudois Prealps, Switzerland
- Also known as: “En Jaman”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dent de Jaman and Jaman railway station.
Dent de Jaman
Peak
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dent de Jaman is a mountain above Montreux, situated north of the Rochers de Naye. In August 1830 three Polish romantic poets, Adam Mickiewicz, Zygmunt Krasiński and Antoni Edward Odyniec, climbed the mountain together.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Avants and Caux.
Les Avants
Village
Photo: Scotlandyard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Les Avants is a village in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located in the municipality of Montreux, in the east of the canton, in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut. It lies 3.5 km north-east of the town of Montreux and 25 km east of Lausanne.
Caux
Village
Photo: Mykola Swarnyk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Caux is a small village in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland which is part of the Montreux municipality. It looks out over Lake Geneva from an altitude of 1000 meters.
Col de Jaman
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Montreux, Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.45151° or 46° 27′ 5″ northLongitude
6.97726° or 6° 58′ 38″ eastElevation
1,511 metres (4,957 feet)Open location code
8FR8FX2G+JWOpenStreetMap ID
node 1437437792OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Col de Jaman” goes by many names.
- French: “Col de Jaman”
- French: “Jaman, Col de”
- German: “Col de Jaman”
- Swedish: “Col de Jaman”
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