Col de la Tenaz

Col de la Tenaz is a mountain saddle in Samoëns, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,921 metres. Col de la Tenaz is situated near the hamlet Chalets de Gers, as well as near the locality Vaconnant.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Lac de Gers and Tête du Pré des Saix.

Lac de Gers

Lake

Photo: Claude PIARD, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lac de Gers is a lake above Samoëns in Haute-Savoie, France. The lake's water level varies seasonally up by 2 m. Its maximum surface area is 6.5 ha.

Tête du Pré des Saix

Peak

Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.

Tête du Pré des Saix is a peak.

Tête de Véret

Peak

Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.

Tête de Véret is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Flaine and Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval.

Flaine

Photo: KlausFoehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Flaine is in Le Grand Massif ski area in the Haute Savoie department, in the Rhône-Alpes of Southeastern France. It was designed by Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer in the 1960s, has one of Europe's fastest gondolas and is known for being an eco-friendly car-free ski resort.

Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval

Photo: Scailyna, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval is classified amongst the "Most Beautiful Villages of France" with regard to its rich 9-century-old architecture. Sixt's ski area is linked with Grand Massif via the fabulous "Piste des Cascades", a 14 km blue trail from the resort of Flaine to Sixt.