L’Echelle

L’Echelle is a pass in Ormont-Dessus, Aigle District, Vaud and has an elevation of 2,106 metres. L’Echelle is situated nearby to the hamlet Vers-l’Eglise, as well as near the locality Reusch.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Scex Rouge and Col du Pillon.

Scex Rouge

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Scex Rouge is a mountain of the Alps, overlooking Les Diablerets in the canton of Vaud. Along with the Oldenhorn to the east, it is one of the main peaks of the Diablerets, a huge ice-covered mountain near the western end of the Bernese Alps, straddling the border between the cantons of Vaud, Valais, and Bern, and exceeding 3,000 metres above sea level.

Col du Pillon

Mountain saddle

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Col du Pillon is a mountain pass in the western Swiss Alps, linking Aigle, Le Sépey and Les Diablerets in the canton of Vaud with Gstaad in the canton of Berne.

Oldenhorn

Peak

Photo: Xperience, Public domain.

The Oldenhorn is a mountain in the western Bernese Alps in Switzerland. The summit is the tripoint between the cantons of Vaud, Bern and Valais. The Oldenhorn is the second highest peak of the massif of the Diablerets and canton of Vaud. Oldenhorn is situated 3 km east of L’Echelle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Les Diablerets and Taveyanne, Group of Alpine Huts.

Les Diablerets

Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Les Diablerets is a ski resort in Vaud in Switzerland. It has high-altitude skiing on the glacier and some challenging runs. It's connected by ski-lifts to nearby Villars-sur-Ollon, which is at lower altitude and better suited to young children and beginners.