Col d’Angolon

Col d’Angolon is a mountain saddle in Verchaix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,751 metres. Col d’Angolon is situated near the locality Les Lavanchys, as well as near Les Tronchets.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Col de Joux Plane and Pointe de Nyon.

Col de Joux Plane

Mountain saddle

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Col de Joux Plane is a high mountain pass in the Alps in Haute-Savoie, France, linking Morzine with Samoëns. The climb has been featured several times in the Tour de France cycling race.

Pointe de Nyon

Peak

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Pointe de Nyon at 2,019 m is a mountain in the Chablais Alps in Haute-Savoie, France.

Lac des Mines d’Or

Lake

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Lac des Mines d’Or is a lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samoëns and Morzine.

Samoëns pronounced is a commune of the Haute-Savoie département in France. The town of Samoëns is in the Vallée du Giffre in the French Alps and carries the designation of a "ville fleurie", meaning its gardens and public greenery are particularly good.

Morzine

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Morzine is a traditional French alpine village of almost 3,000 inhabitants in Portes du Soleil, 90 km from Geneva international airport in Switzerland.

Les Gets

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Les Gets is a commune in the department of Haute-Savoie, in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, southeastern France. The village's first single-person chair lift was opened in 1938 with the first chair lift on Mont Chéry in 1954.

Col d’Angolon

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,751 metres
Category: landform
Location: Verchaix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude

46.1322° or 46° 7′ 56″ north

Longitude

6.7385° or 6° 44′ 19″ east

Elevation

1,751 metres (5,745 feet)

Open location code

8FR84PJQ+VC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3089320528

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Angolon and Les Lavanchys.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Chalet d’Angolon and Pointe d’Angolon.

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