La Joux

La Joux is a dwelling in Montreux, Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut District, Vaud and has an elevation of 1,346 metres. La Joux is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Col de Jaman, as well as near the peak Dent de Jaman.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Col de Jaman and Dent de Jaman.

Col de Jaman

Mountain saddle

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The Col de Jaman is a mountain pass in the western Swiss Alps, connecting Montreux in the canton of Vaud to Montbovon in the canton of Fribourg. The pass itself, overlooked by the Dent de Jaman, is located within the canton of Vaud, the border with the canton of Fribourg running one kilometre east.

Dent de Jaman

Peak

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The Dent de Jaman is a mountain above Montreux, situated north of the Rochers de Naye. In August 1830 three Polish romantic poets, Adam Mickiewicz, Zygmunt Krasiński and Antoni Edward Odyniec, climbed the mountain together.

Jaman railway station

Railway station

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Jaman railway station is situated 1¼ km southwest of La Joux.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Les Avants and Caux.

Les Avants

Village

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Les Avants is a village in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located in the municipality of Montreux, in the east of the canton, in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut. It lies 3.5 km north-east of the town of Montreux and 25 km east of Lausanne. Les Avants is situated 3 km west of La Joux.

Caux

Village

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Caux is a small village in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland which is part of the Montreux municipality. It looks out over Lake Geneva from an altitude of 1000 meters. Caux is situated 4 km southwest of La Joux.