Col de Menthières
Col de Menthières is a mountain saddle in Chézery-Forens, Arrondissement of Gex, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,136 metres. Col de Menthières is situated nearby to the locality La Maison Neuve, as well as near La Biolaz.Photo: Patrub01, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Réserve naturelle régionale de la galerie du pont des pierres and Église Saint-Martin de Champfromier.
Réserve naturelle régionale de la galerie du pont des pierres
Nature reserve
Photo: Sbjoern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Réserve naturelle régionale de la galerie du pont des pierres is a nature reserve.
Église Saint-Martin de Champfromier
Church
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Martin de Champfromier is a church.
Église de l’Immaculée-Conception de Confort
Church
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église de l’Immaculée-Conception de Confort is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Champfromier and Montanges.
Champfromier
Village
Photo: GL PHC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Champfromier is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Montanges
Village
Photo: Sbjoern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montanges is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Chézery-Forens
Village
Photo: Patrub01, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chézery-Forens is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. The commune of Chézery-Forens was created in 1962 from the union of the villages of Chézery and Forens.
Col de Menthières
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,136 metres
- Description: Mountain pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Chézery-Forens, Arrondissement of Gex, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.1806° or 46° 10′ 50″ northLongitude
5.8497° or 5° 50′ 59″ eastElevation
1,136 metres (3,727 feet)Open location code
8FR75RJX+7VOpenStreetMap ID
node 2889988788OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleWikidata ID
Q14982092
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Italian—“Col de Menthières” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Col de Menthières”
- French: “col de Menthières”
- French: “Col de Menthières”
- German: “Col de Menthières”
- Italian: “colle di Menthières”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Biolaz and La Maison Neuve.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Menthieres - pente-ecole and Beauchateau.
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