Creux-du-Van

Creux-du-Van is a scenic viewpoint in Val-de-Travers, Canton of Neuchâtel. Creux-du-Van is situated nearby to the peak Le Soliat, as well as near the village Noiraigue.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Creux du Van and Le Soliat.

Creux du Van

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The Creux du Van is a natural rocky cirque approximately 1,400 metres wide and 150 metres deep, on the north side of Le Soliat, in the Val de Travers district in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel.

Le Soliat is a mountain of the Jura, overlooking Lake Neuchâtel in western Switzerland. The main summit is located within the canton of Neuchâtel. A secondary summit is located within the canton of Vaud.

Noiraigue railway station

Railway station

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Noiraigue railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Val-de-Travers, in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Neuchâtel–Pontarlier line of Swiss Federal Railways. Noiraigue railway station is situated 2 km north of Creux-du-Van.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Noiraigue and Brot-Dessous.

Noiraigue

Village

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.

Noiraigue or Noiraigue-Les Œillons was a municipality in the district of Val-de-Travers in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, the former municipalities of Boveresse, Buttes, Couvet, Fleurier, Les Bayards, Môtiers, Noiraigue, Saint-Sulpice and Travers merged to form Val-de-Travers.

Brot-Dessous

Village

Photo: Chriusha, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brot-Dessous is a former municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. On 1 January 2016 it was absorbed into Rochefort. Brot-Dessous is situated 3 km northeast of Creux-du-Van.

Travers

Village

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.

Travers was a municipality in the district of Val-de-Travers in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, the former municipalities of Boveresse, Buttes, Couvet, Fleurier, Les Bayards, Môtiers, Noiraigue, Saint-Sulpice and Travers merged to form Val-de-Travers. Travers is situated 3 km west of Creux-du-Van.

Creux-du-Van

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Val-de-Travers, Val-de-Travers District, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.93862° or 46° 56′ 19″ north

Longitude

6.71886° or 6° 43′ 8″ east

Open location code

8FR8WPQ9+CG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 337991059

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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