Pointe de la Terrasse

Pointe de la Terrasse is a peak in , , and has an elevation of 2,734 metres. Pointe de la Terrasse is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Le Cheval Blanc and Lac du Vieux Émosson.

Peak
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a mountain in the on the - border. It overlooks the lake of Vieux Emosson on its eastern side.

Reservoir
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a in , Switzerland, in the municipality of at an elevation of 2205 m. The lake drains into the reservoir , 300 m below.

Peak
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
The is a mountain of the in , . has played an important role in the history of science at the end of the eighteenth century when a series of Genevan scientists such as Jean-André Deluc, Horace Bénédict de Saussure or Marc-Auguste Pictet climbed to the summit to carry out scientific observations.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Le Châtelard and Montroc.

Hamlet
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a locality in the canton of , near the border with . It is part of the municipality of .

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in eastern , located in the territory of the commune of . Several houses at Poses 150 m north-east of were destroyed on 9 February 1999 by a slab avalanche from Bec du Lachat and Mont Peclerey on the massif, killing 12 people.

Hamlet
Photo: X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Pointe de la Terrasse

Latitude
46.0416° or 46° 2′ 30″ north
Longitude
6.8922° or 6° 53′ 32″ east
Elevation
2,734 metres (8,970 feet)
Open location code
8FR82VRR+MV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2441211417
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
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