La Forcla

La Forcla is a mountain saddle in Bas-Intyamon, Gruyère District, Canton of Fribourg and has an elevation of 1,546 metres. La Forcla is situated nearby to the locality Grosse Forcla, as well as near Litemard.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dent du Bourgo and Dent du Chamois.

Dent du Bourgo

Peak

Photo: Ludo29, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Dent du Bourgo is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, located east of Gruyères in the canton of Fribourg. It lies on the range north of the Vanil Noir, between the valleys of the Sarine and the Motélon.

Dent du Chamois

Peak

Dent du Chamois

Photo: MMMada, Public domain.

The Dent du Chamois is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, located east of Gruyères in the canton of Fribourg. It lies on the range north of the Vanil Noir, between the valleys of the Sarine and the Motélon. From the col of La Forcla, a trail leads to its summit.

Dent de Broc

Peak

Photo: Ludo29, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Dent de Broc is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, overlooking Broc and the Lake of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg. It lies on the range north of the Vanil Noir, between the valleys of the Sarine and the Motélon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Estavannens and Châtel-sur-Montsalvens.

Estavannens

Village

Photo: GGDELABAS, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Estavannens is a village.

Châtel-sur-Montsalvens

Village

Châtel-sur-Montsalvens

Photo: Terfili, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Châtel-sur-Montsalvens is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Broc

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Broc is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

La Forcla

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,546 metres
Category: landform
Location: Bas-Intyamon, Gruyère District, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.57864° or 46° 34′ 43″ north

Longitude

7.13609° or 7° 8′ 10″ east

Elevation

1,546 metres (5,072 feet)

Open location code

8FR9H4HP+FC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5523503951

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

GeoNames ID

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In Other Languages

“La Forcla” goes by many names.

French: “La Forcla”

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