Tiocan
Tiocan is a scenic viewpoint in Thoiry, Arrondissement of Gex, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 920 metres. Tiocan is situated nearby to the stone Glacial Erratic, as well as near Small erratic boulder of the Rhone glacier.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crêt de la Neige and Le Reculet.
Crêt de la Neige
Peak
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Crêt de la Neige is the highest peak in the Jura Mountains and the department of Ain in France. Its elevation is 1720 m above sea level. Its prominence is 1266 m. Crêt de la Neige is situated 3 km northwest of Tiocan.
Le Reculet
Peak
Photo: Krzyp, CC BY 2.5 pl.
Le Reculet is the second-highest peak in the Jura Mountains, with an elevation of 1717 metres. It is located in the Ain department of France. It is a few kilometres south of the Crêt de la Neige on the territory of the town of Thoiry.
Église Saint-Maurice de Thoiry
Church
Photo: Patrub01, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Maurice de Thoiry is a church, which is situated 2 km southeast of Tiocan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Jean-de-Gonville and Saint-Genis-Pouilly.
Saint-Jean-de-Gonville
Village
Photo: Patrub01, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Jean-de-Gonville is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Saint-Jean-de-Gonville is situated 4 km south of Tiocan.
Saint-Genis-Pouilly
Town
Satigny
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Satigny is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It is the largest municipality of the canton by land area and the largest wine-producing municipality of the country. Satigny is situated 7 km southeast of Tiocan.
Tiocan
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Wheelchair access: yes
- Category: tourism
- Location: Thoiry, Arrondissement of Gex, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.24803° or 46° 14′ 53″ northLongitude
5.95815° or 5° 57′ 29″ eastElevation
920 metres (3,018 feet)Open location code
8FR76XX5+67OpenStreetMap ID
node 338213076OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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Satellite Map
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