Croix de Loriaz
Croix de Loriaz is a wayside cross in Vallorcine, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,985 metres. Croix de Loriaz is situated nearby to the mountain hut Refuge de Loriaz, as well as near the grassland Montagne de Loriaz.Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Refuge de Loriaz and Vallorcine station.
Refuge de Loriaz
Mountain hut
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Refuge de Loriaz is a mountain hut, which is situated 230 metres north of Croix de Loriaz.
Vallorcine station
Railway station
Photo: Remontees, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vallorcine station is a railway station in the commune of Vallorcine, in the French department of Haute-Savoie. It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line of SNCF. Vallorcine station is situated 1½ km east of Croix de Loriaz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Châtelard and Le Tour.
Le Châtelard
Hamlet
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Châtelard is a locality in the canton of Valais, Switzerland near the border with France. It is part of the municipality of Finhaut. Le Châtelard is situated 4½ km northeast of Croix de Loriaz.
Le Tour
Hamlet
Photo: X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Tour is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Croix de Loriaz.
Montroc
Hamlet
Photo: X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montroc is a hamlet in eastern France, located in the territory of the commune of Chamonix. Several houses at Poses 150 m north-east of Montroc were destroyed on 9 February 1999 by a slab avalanche from Bec du Lachat and Mont Peclerey on the Mont Blanc massif, killing 12 people. Montroc is situated 4½ km south of Croix de Loriaz.
Croix de Loriaz
- Type: Wayside cross
- Description: summit cross located in Haute-Savoie, in France
- Categories: summit cross and historic site
- Location: Vallorcine, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.03717° or 46° 2′ 14″ northLongitude
6.91421° or 6° 54′ 51″ eastElevation
1,985 metres (6,512 feet)Open location code
8FR82WP7+VMOpenStreetMap ID
node 2433668334OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_crossWikidata ID
Q124454510
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In Other Languages
“Croix de Loriaz” goes by many names.
- French: “croix de Loriaz”
- French: “Croix de Loriaz”
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