Cape au Moine

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Cape au Moine
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View from the west side
Highest point
Elevation 1,941 m (6,368 ft)
Prominence 150 m (490 ft) [1]
Parent peak Vanil des Artses
Coordinates 46°28′13″N6°58′44″E / 46.47028°N 6.97889°E / 46.47028; 6.97889 Coordinates: 46°28′13″N6°58′44″E / 46.47028°N 6.97889°E / 46.47028; 6.97889
Geography
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Cape au Moine
Location in Switzerland
Location Vaud/Fribourg, Switzerland
Parent range Swiss Prealps

The Cape au Moine (1,941 m) is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, located on the border between the cantons of Vaud and Fribourg. It lies north of the Col de Jaman and south of the Col de Soladier, among of a crest of peaks extending roughly north into Fribourg to the Dent de Lys, on the range between Lake Geneva and the valley of Gruyère.

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References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located north of Le Pila at 1,791 metres.