Col de Lys

Col de Lys is a mountain saddle in Châtel-Saint-Denis, Veveyse District, Canton of Fribourg and has an elevation of 1,779 metres. Col de Lys is situated nearby to the hamlet Grand Pra, as well as near the locality En Lys.

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Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,779 metres
Description: mountain pass in Swiss canton Fribourg
Also known as: “col de Lys”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dent de Lys and Vanil des Artses.

Dent de Lys

Peak

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The Dent de Lys is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, in the canton of Fribourg.

Vanil des Artses

Peak

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The Vanil des Artses is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, located west of Montbovon in the canton of Fribourg. It is among a crest of peaks extending south of the Dent de Lys to the Cape au Moine on the border between the Cantons of Vaud and Fribourg, which in turn is just north of the Col de Jaman from Rochers de Naye, all lying on the range between Lake Geneva and the valley of Gruyère.

Cape au Moine

Peak

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The Cape au Moine is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, located on the border between the cantons of Vaud and Fribourg. It lies north of the Col de Jaman and south of the Col de Soladier, among of a crest of peaks extending roughly north into Fribourg to the Dent de Lys, on the range between Lake Geneva and the valley of Gruyère.