Encel, Pas d‘

Encel, Pas d‘ is a pass in Champéry, Monthey District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,840 metres. Encel, Pas d‘ is situated nearby to the hamlet Barme, as well as near the village Champéry.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mont Ruan and Tour Sallière.

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. Tour Sallière is situated 3½ km southeast of Encel, Pas d‘.

Susanfe Hut

Mountain hut

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Susanfe Hut is a mountain hut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Champéry and Dents du Midi.

Champéry

Village

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Champéry is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Champéry is situated 4 km north of Encel, Pas d‘.

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. Dents du Midi is situated 4½ km northeast of Encel, Pas d‘.

Val d’Illiez

Photo: Storkk, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Val d'Illiez is a valley near Monthey in the Swiss region of Valais. Other than the town of Val-d'Illiez, Champéry is the most important town in the valley, being one of the pioneers of early tourism in Switzerland.

Encel, Pas d‘

Type: Pass with an elevation of 1,840 metres
Category: landform
Location: Champéry, Monthey District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.14052° or 46° 8′ 26″ north

Longitude

6.88081° or 6° 52′ 51″ east

Elevation

1,840 metres (6,037 feet)

Open location code

8FR84VRJ+68

GeoNames ID

11075255

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French: “Encel, Pas d’”

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