Col des Orgières
Col des Orgières is a mountain saddle in Evionnaz, Saint-Maurice District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,484 metres. Col des Orgières is situated nearby to the locality L´Au de Mex, as well as near Salanfe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rochers de Gagnerie and Cime de l’Est.
Rochers de Gagnerie
Peak
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rochers de Gagnerie are a mountain of the Chablais Alps, overlooking the Lac de Salanfe in the canton of Valais. They lie in the massif of the Dents du Midi, forming a huge wall at the end of the Saint Barthélemy valley, south-west of Mex.
Refuge des Dents du Midi
Wilderness hut
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
Refuge des Dents du Midi is a wilderness hut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dents du Midi and Mex.
Dents du Midi
Locality
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dents du Midi are a three-kilometre-long mountain range in the Chablais Alps in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Overlooking the Val d'Illiez and the Rhône valley to the south, they face the Lac de Salanfe, an artificial reservoir, and are part of the geological ensemble of the Giffre massif.
Mex
Village
Mex is a former municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Mex merged into the municipality of Saint-Maurice.
Vérossaz
Village
Photo: Christoph Radtke, CC BY 3.0.
Vérossaz is a municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.
Col des Orgières
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,484 metres
- Also known as: “Col des Orgieres”
- Category: landform
- Location: Evionnaz, Saint-Maurice District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.16342° or 46° 9′ 48″ northLongitude
6.95957° or 6° 57′ 35″ eastElevation
2,484 metres (8,150 feet)Open location code
8FR85X75+9ROpenStreetMap ID
node 12040718893OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
11074411
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In Other Languages
“Col des Orgières” goes by many names.
- French: “Orgières, Col des”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as L´Au de Mex and Salanfe.
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Highlights include Merle Blanc and Col de la Cime de l’Est.
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