Mont d'Or (Alps)

Mont d'Or

View from the east side
Highest point
Elevation 2,175 m (7,136 ft)
Prominence 77 m (253 ft)[1]
Parent peak Gros Van
Listing Mountains of Switzerland
Coordinates 46°23′18″N 7°3′36.5″E / 46.38833°N 7.060139°E / 46.38833; 7.060139Coordinates: 46°23′18″N 7°3′36.5″E / 46.38833°N 7.060139°E / 46.38833; 7.060139
Geography
Mont d'Or

Location in Switzerland

Location Vaud, Switzerland
Parent range Swiss Prealps

Mont d'Or (2,175 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, overlooking Le Sépey in the canton of Vaud. It lies on the range between the Lac de l'Hongrin and the valley of Ormont-Dessous, and flanks the Col des Mosses pass.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located north of the summit at 2,098 metres.


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