Col des Portes du Soleil

Col des Portes du Soleil is in Val-d’Illiez, Monthey District, Valais. Col des Portes du Soleil is situated nearby to the peak Collines des Crosets, as well as near Croix de l’Hiver.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pointe de l’Au and Pointe des Mossettes.

Pointe de l’Au

Peak

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Pointe de l'Au is a mountain in the Swiss Chablais Alps, situated to the north of Champéry in the canton of Valais.

The Pointe des Mossettes is a mountain of the Chablais Alps, overlooking Les Crosets in the Swiss canton of Valais. The French border runs west of the summit on a straight line, although the mountain lies on the main watershed between the Dranse river basin and the Val d'Illiez.

Lac de Chésery

Lake

Photo: Wandervogel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lac de Chésery is a lake in the municipality of Monthey, canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is located close to the French border, below the Pointe de Chésery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Champoussin and Champéry.

Champoussin

Village

Photo: James Preston, CC BY 2.0.

Champoussin is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. The village is situated in the western part of the canton, near Champéry, in the municipality of Val-d'Illiez. Champoussin is situated 3 km northeast of Col des Portes du Soleil.

Champéry

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Champéry is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Champéry is situated 3½ km southeast of Col des Portes du Soleil.

Val d’Illiez

Photo: Storkk, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Val d'Illiez is a valley near Monthey in the Swiss region of Valais. Other than the town of Val-d'Illiez, Champéry is the most important town in the valley, being one of the pioneers of early tourism in Switzerland.

Col des Portes du Soleil

Type: Tourist attraction
Category: tourism
Location: Val-d’Illiez, Monthey District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.19445° or 46° 11′ 40″ north

Longitude

6.8315° or 6° 49′ 53″ east

Open location code

8FR85RVJ+QJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7691780286

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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