Le Noirmont (mountain)

Le Noirmont

View from the Lac des Rousses
Highest point
Elevation 1,567 m (5,141 ft)
Prominence 237 m (778 ft) [1]
Parent peak Mont Tendre
Coordinates 46°29′03″N 06°06′57″E / 46.48417°N 6.11583°E / 46.48417; 6.11583Coordinates: 46°29′03″N 06°06′57″E / 46.48417°N 6.11583°E / 46.48417; 6.11583
Geography
Le Noirmont

Location in Switzerland

Location Vaud, Switzerland
Parent range Jura Mountains

Le Noirmont is a mountain of the Jura, located north of Saint-Cergue in the canton of Vaud. At 1,567 metres, it is the highest mountain between the Col de la Givrine and Mont Tendre. Although Le Noirmont is wholly in Switzerland, the border with France runs on the western base of the mountain.

The closest localities are La Cure and Les Rousses.

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located between the Pierre à Ecusson and the Grande Rolat at 1,330 metres.


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