Col de Porte (Jura)
Col de Porte (Jura) is a mountain saddle in Gingins, Nyon District, Vaud and has an elevation of 1,557 metres. Col de Porte (Jura) is situated nearby to the locality Couvaloup de Crans, as well as near Reculet Dessous.Places of Interest
Highlights include La Dôle and La Barillette.
La Dôle
Peak
Photo: Brücke-Osteuropa, CC0.
La Dôle is a mountain of the Jura, overlooking Lake Geneva in the westernmost part of the canton of Vaud. Rising to an altitude of 1677 meters, it is the second highest peak in the Swiss portion of the Jura, after Mont Tendre.
La Barillette
Peak
Photo: Marc Mongenet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Barillette is one of the highest points of Canton Vaud's Jura mountains in Switzerland.
Col de la Givrine
Mountain saddle
Photo: KlausFoehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Col de la Givrine is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, near the border with France. It connects Nyon in Switzerland and Morez in France.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Cure and Saint-Cergue.
La Cure
Hamlet
Photo: Alexey M., CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Cure is a village located some 20 kilometres northwest of Lake Geneva, straddling the Franco-Swiss border. Administratively, the Swiss half of La Cure is part of the municipality of Saint-Cergue, while the French half is part of the municipality of Les Rousses.
Saint-Cergue
Village
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Cergue is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Prémanon
Village
Photo: Patrub01, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prémanon is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Col de Porte (Jura)
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,557 metres
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Gingins, Nyon District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.43258° or 46° 25′ 57″ northLongitude
6.10356° or 6° 6′ 13″ eastElevation
1,557 metres (5,108 feet)Open location code
8FR8C4M3+2COpenStreetMap ID
node 10965692898OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Col de Porte (Jura)” goes by many names.
- French: “Col de porte (jura)”
- French: “Col De Porte (Jura)”
- French: “col de Porte”
- French: “Col de Porte”
- French: “Porte, Col de”
- Italian: “colle di Porte”
- Swedish: “Col de Porte”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Couvaloup de Crans and Reculet Dessous.
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Highlights include Pointe de Poêle Chaud and Panorama.
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