Col des Roches is a mountain pass in the Western Alps in what sub-alpine mountain range?
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Col des Roches Col des Roches (el. 919 m.) is a mountain pass in the Jura Mountains on the border between the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland and France.
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Jura Mountains The Jura Mountains (] ; ] ) French: "Massif du Jura" , (German: "Juragebirge" , Italian: "Massiccio del Giura" ) are a sub-alpine mountain range located north of the Western Alps, mainly following the course of the France–Switzerland border.
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Monte Moro Pass The Monte Moro Pass (German: "Monte Moropass", Italian: "Passo del Monte Moro") is an Alpine pass located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It connects Saas-Almagell in the Swiss canton of Valais to Macugnaga in the Italian region of Piedmont. The pass lies at the foot of Monte Moro.
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Les Grandes Otanes Les Grandes Otanes are a mountain of the Mont Blanc Massif, located on the border between Switzerland and France, north of the Aiguille du Tour. They overlook the Col de Balme.
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Mont Blanc Mont Blanc (] ) or Monte Bianco ] , both meaning "White Mountain", is the highest mountain in the Alps and the highest in Europe west of Russia's Caucasus peaks.
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Roche Méane Roche Méane is a two-summit peak in the Massif des Écrins in the French Alps. It is located on the crest between Barre des Écrins (4102 m ) and La Meije (3983 m ). The west summit is 3728 m high and is called Pic Maître; it is on the border between the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of the département of Hautes-Alpes and the Rhône-Alpes region of the département of Isère. The east summit is 3712 m high and is entirely within Hautes-Alpes. The two summits are located in the small massif of La Grande Ruine, the highest summit of which is that of Pointe Brevoort (3765 m ), which is next to Roche Méane. Below the summits are rocky cliffs and three glaciers: the Clot des Cavales, the Grande Ruine glacier, and the Supérieur des Agneaux. In 1907 Baedeker described the mountain as a "very difficult" two-and-a-half-hour ascent from this last.
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Greina The Greina (el. 2355 m.) (Italian: "Passo della Greina", Romansh: "Pass Crap") is a high mountain pass across the western Lepontine Alps, connecting Sumvitg in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland and Olivone in the canton of Ticino. The pass lies between the Piz Medel on the north and Pizzo Marumo, Piz Terri on the south.
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Col de la Croix (Vaud) Col de la Croix is an Alpine pass (1778 m.) in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
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Pointe de Barasson The Pointe de Barasson is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies between the Great St Bernard Pass and Mont Vélan.
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Dauphiné Alps The Dauphiné Alps (French: "Alpes du Dauphiné" ) are a group of mountain ranges in southeastern France, west of the main chain of the Alps. Mountain ranges within the Dauphiné Alps include the Massif des Écrins (in the Parc national des Écrins), Belledonne, the Taillefer range and the mountains of Matheysine.
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Col d'Agnes The Col d'Agnes (elevation 1570 m ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of Ariège, between the communities of Aulus-les-Bains (west), Massat (north) and Vicdessos (east).
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Julier Pass The Julier Pass (Romansh: "Pass dal Güglia", German: "Julierpass", Italian "Passo del Giulia") (el. 2284 m) is a mountain pass in Switzerland, in the Albula Range of the Alps. It connects the Engadin valley with the rest of Graubünden. At its summit, the pass crosses the watershed / drainage divide between the basins of the Rivers Rhine and Danube. The Julier Pass lies between Piz Lagrev and Piz Julier.
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Col de Cou The Col de Cou (also spelled "Col de Coux") (1,921 m) is a high mountain pass of the Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and France. It connects Champéry in the Swiss canton of Valais to Morzine in the French department of Haute-Savoie. It is the lowest border crossing between the Pas de Morgins and the Dents du Midi.
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Alpine Pass Route The Alpine Pass Route is a long-distance hiking trail through the Alps in Switzerland, part of the Via Alpina route. It starts in Sargans in eastern Switzerland, and crosses the heart of country westwards to finish in Montreux on the shore of Lake Geneva. The total route covers over 325 km and crosses 16 mountain passes, and takes 15 or more walking days to complete.
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Dent de Morcles The Dent de Morcles is a 2,969 metres high mountain located at western end of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Rhone between Martigny and St. Maurice. It is the westernmost summit of the Muverans massif, which in turn is the westernmost of the four distinct mountain massifs of the Bernese Alps that lie west of the Gemmi Pass. Its position at the end of this chain of mountains and the abrupt drop to the wide valley of the Rhone river below make the Dent de Morcles prominently visible from many points in Lausanne and other populated areas on the north and northeastern shores of Lake Geneva.
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Col de Tende Col de Tende (Italian: "Colle di Tenda" ; elevation 1870 m) is a high mountain pass in the Alps, close to the border between France and Italy, although the highest section of the pass is wholly within France.
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Barre des Écrins The Barre des Écrins (4,102 m) is a mountain in the French Alps with a peak at 4102m altitude. It is the highest peak of the Massif des Écrins and the Dauphiné Alps and the most southerly alpine peak in Europe that is higher than 4,000 m. It is the only 4,000 m mountain in France that lies outside the Mont Blanc Massif. Before the annexation of Savoy in 1860 it was the highest mountain in France.
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Chablais Alps The Chablais Alps are a mountain range in the western Alps. They are situated between Lake Geneva and the Mont Blanc Massif. The Col des Montets separates them from the Mont Blanc Massif in the south, and the Rhône valley separates them from the Bernese Alps in the east.
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List of tunnels in the Alps There are a large number of tunnels in the Alps of Central Europe. They have the advantage of provide shorter routes and faster journey times by avoiding narrow, winding routes over mountain passes which may well be affected by winter conditions. This list is intended to give an overview of the main Alpine tunnels. As the list is "country" oriented, cross-border tunnels are listed twice (e.g. the Mont Blanc tunnel is listed under France and under Italy.)
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Grand Combin The Grand Combin is a mountain massif in the western Pennine Alps in Switzerland. With its 4314 m highest summit, the "Combin de Grafeneire", it is one of the highest peaks in the Alps and the second most prominent of its range. The Grand Combin is also a large glaciated massif consisting of several summits, among which three are above 4000 metres ("Combin de Grafeneire" 4314 m , "Combin de Valsorey" 4183 m , "Combin de la Tsessette" 4134 m ).
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Grande Rochère The Grande Rochère is a mountain of the Italian Pennine Alps, located north of Morgex in the Aosta Valley. Reaching a height of 3,326 metres above sea level, it is the culminating point of the group lying between the Col Ferret and the Great St. Bernard Pass.
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Pointe Lachenal Pointe Lachenal is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps.