Col du Ruan
Col du Ruan is a mountain saddle in Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 2,783 metres. Col du Ruan is situated nearby to the locality Combe des Fonds, as well as near Pas des Ottans.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mont Ruan and Tour de Prazon.
Mont Ruan
Peak
Photo: Svp59, Public domain.
Mont Ruan is a mountain in the Chablais Alps, overlooking the lake of Emosson in the Swiss canton of Valais. At 3,057 metres above sea level, its main summit is located 200 metres away from the French border, where lies a slightly lower summit at 3,044 metres.
Tour Sallière
Peak
Photo: Champer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tour Sallière is a mountain of the Chablais Alps, that is overlooking the lake of Salanfe in the Swiss canton of Valais.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Châlets de Frénalay and Dents du Midi.
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.
Champéry
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Champéry is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Col du Ruan
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,783 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.1142° or 46° 6′ 51″ northLongitude
6.89366° or 6° 53′ 37″ eastElevation
2,783 metres (9,131 feet)Open location code
8FR84V7V+MFOpenStreetMap ID
node 12040719457OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
11074471
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In Other Languages
“Col du Ruan” goes by many names.
- French: “Ruan, Col du”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Combe des Fonds and Pas des Ottans.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Glacier du Ruan and Glacier des Fonds.
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