Pointe à l’Aiguille
Pointe à l’Aiguille is a peak in Villeneuve (VD), Aigle District, Vaud and has an elevation of 1,932 metres. Pointe à l’Aiguille is situated nearby to the locality En Herniaulaz, as well as near La Joux-Devant.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rochers de Naye and Pointe d’Aveneyre.
Rochers de Naye
Peak
Photo: Sumspic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rochers de Naye is a mountain of the Swiss Alps, overlooking Lake Geneva near Montreux and Villeneuve, in the canton of Vaud. They lie on the range separating the basin of Lake Geneva from the valley of the Sarine, on the watershed between the Rhone and the Rhine.
Pointe d’Aveneyre
Peak
Photo: Ludo29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pointe d'Aveneyre is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, located east of Villeneuve in the canton of Vaud. It lies south of the Rochers de Naye, on the range overlooking Lake Geneva.
Malatraix
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Malatraix is a mountain and ridge of the Swiss Prealps, overlooking Lake Geneva in the canton of Vaud. The summit is 1,931 metres high, while the rocky part of the southwestern ridge culminates at 1,768 metres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montreux and Villeneuve.
Montreux
Photo: I.montanari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montreux is mostly known for its world-famous two-week-long Jazz Festival, but it is well worth a wander through, if only to get to the scenic Château de Chillon or to get to the hiker's paradise of Hauts de Montreux.
Villeneuve
Village
Photo: Kuebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villeneuve is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle. As of December 2018, it had a population of 5771.
Veytaux
Village
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Veytaux is a municipality in the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The Château de Chillon across the Avenue de Chillon on Lake Geneva provides a view of the entire lake looking westward.
Pointe à l’Aiguille
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,932 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Villeneuve (VD), Aigle District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.4096° or 46° 24′ 35″ northLongitude
6.9947° or 6° 59′ 41″ eastElevation
1,932 metres (6,339 feet)Open location code
8FR8CX5V+RVOpenStreetMap ID
node 12040711035OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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