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Encyclopedia > Col de la Croix (Vaud)
Col de la Croix

The pass in the Canton of Vaud
Elevation 1008 m.
Location Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
Range Alps
Coordinates 46°19′27″N, 7°7′43″E

Col de la Croix is an Alpine pass (1778 m.) in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Image File history File links Col_de_la_Croix_VD.jpg‎ Col de la Croix (VD) Photograph: Fred Bildergalerie: http://www. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... The Himalaya as seen from the International Space Station A mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain ranges by passes or rivers. ... The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ... In a range of hills, or especially of mountains, a pass (also gap, notch, col, saddle, bwlch or bealach) is a lower point that allows easier access through the range. ... The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... The Canton of Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland located in the southwestern part of the country. ...


It connects Bex and Villars-sur-Ollon with Les Diablerets. Bex is a commune in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Aigle. ... Villars sur Ollon is a town in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud. ... The Diablerets is a mountain in the Alps, best known for the ski resort that bears the same name. ...


It is one of several passes with the same name ("pass of the cross"). Col de la Croix (Pass of the Cross) is the name of the following passes: Col de la Croix (Vaud), an Alpine pass (1778 m) in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, linking Bex and Les Diablerets. ...


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Coordinates: 46°19′27″N, 7°7′43″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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Col de la Croix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (218 words)
Col de la Croix (Vaud), an Alpine pass (1778 m) in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, linking Bex and Les Diablerets.
Col de la Croix (Jura), a pass of the Jura range (789 m) in the canton of Jura, Switzerland, linking St-Ursanne and Courgenay.
Col de la Croix-de-la-Serra, a pass of the Jura range (1049 m) in Ain, France.
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