La Chimère
La Chimère is a cliff in Collombey-Muraz, Monthey District, Valais and has an elevation of 602 metres. La Chimère is situated nearby to the cliff Spirou et Fantasio, as well as near the archaeological site Site néolithique de la Barmaz.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint-Didier parish church in Collombey and Collombey railway station.
Saint-Didier parish church in Collombey
Church
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint-Didier parish church in Collombey is situated 1 km southeast of La Chimère.
Collombey railway station
Railway stop
Collombey railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Collombey-Muraz, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Saint-Gingolph–Saint-Maurice line and is served by local trains only. Collombey railway station is situated 1 km east of La Chimère.
Collombey refinery
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Collombey Refinery was an oil refinery located in the municipality of Collombey-Muraz, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Constructed by the Italian energy company Eni, it operated from 1963 to 2015 and was owned by Tamoil at the time of its closure. Collombey refinery is situated 2 km northeast of La Chimère.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monthey and Troistorrents.
Monthey
Town
Photo: Roehrensee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monthey is the capital of the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Troistorrents
Village
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Troistorrents is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Troistorrents is situated 5 km south of La Chimère.
Vionnaz
Village
Photo: Debianux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vionnaz is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Vionnaz is situated 5 km northwest of La Chimère.
La Chimère
- Type: Cliff with an elevation of 602 metres
- Categories: climbing site, sports location, and landform
- Location: Collombey-Muraz, Monthey District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.2717° or 46° 16′ 18″ northLongitude
6.93488° or 6° 56′ 6″ eastElevation
602 metres (1,975 feet)Open location code
8FR87WCM+MXOpenStreetMap ID
node 11305124576OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliffOpenStreetMap feature
sport=climbing
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