Mont Ruan

Mont Ruan
Highest point
Elevation 3,057 m (10,030 ft)
Prominence 227 m (745 ft) [1]
Parent peak Tour Sallière
Coordinates 46°07′27″N 6°54′10″E / 46.12417°N 6.90278°E / 46.12417; 6.90278Coordinates: 46°07′27″N 6°54′10″E / 46.12417°N 6.90278°E / 46.12417; 6.90278
Geography
Mont Ruan

Location in Switzerland

Location Valais, Switzerland
(mountain partially in France)
Parent range Chablais Alps

Mont Ruan (or Grand Mont Ruan) is a mountain in the Chablais Alps, overlooking the lake of Emosson in the Swiss canton of Valais. At 3,057 metres above sea level, its main summit is located 200 metres away from the French border, where lies a slightly lower summit (3,044 m).

Mont Ruan is the westernmost mountain rising above 3,000 metres in Switzerland.

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Col de la Tour Sallière (2,830 m).


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/9/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.