Col de la Forcla
Col de la Forcla is a mountain saddle in Rougemont, Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut District, Vaud and has an elevation of 1,660 metres. Col de la Forcla is situated nearby to the locality Bonnaveaux, as well as near Rodomont Derrière.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dent de Combette and Dent de Savigny.
Dent de Combette
Peak
Photo: Vodimivado, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dent de Combette is a mountain of the western Bernese Alps, located north of Rougemont in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It lies south of the border with the canton of Fribourg, on the chain culminating at the Dent de Savigny.
Dent de Savigny
Peak
Photo: Vodimivado, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dent de Savigny is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Vaud and Fribourg. With an elevation of 2,252 metres above sea level, it one of the highest mountains in the canton of Fribourg.
Dent de Ruth
Peak
Photo: Vodimivado, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dent de Ruth is a mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. The summit is the tripoint between the cantons of Vaud, Bern and Fribourg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saanen and Abländschen.
Saanen
Village
Photo: Alps, Public domain.
Saanen is a municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district.
Abländschen
Village
Photo: Michael D. Schmid, CC0.
Abländschen is a village, which is situated 8 km northeast of Col de la Forcla.
Gstaad
Photo: Patrick Nouhailler’s…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gstaad is a mountain resort in the Bernese Highlands in Switzerland. The village is at 1050 m altitude, with local skiing only up to 2200 m, but it's linked by ski-lift to the higher areas of Les Diablerets.
Col de la Forcla
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,660 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Rougemont, Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.52689° or 46° 31′ 37″ northLongitude
7.22276° or 7° 13′ 22″ eastElevation
1,660 metres (5,446 feet)Open location code
8FR9G6GF+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
node 5526208796OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
11074310
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In Other Languages
“Col de la Forcla” goes by many names.
- French: “Forcla, Col de la”
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Localities in the Area
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