The Bernese Alps are a mountain range of the Alps, located in western Switzerland. Although the name suggests that they are located in the Berner Oberland region of the canton of Bern, portions of the Bernese Alps are in the adjacent cantons of Valais, Fribourg and Vaud, the latter being usually named Fribourg Alps and Vaud Alps respectively. The highest mountain in the range, the Finsteraarhorn, is also the highest point in the canton of Bern.
Vaud, more formally the canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts and its capital city is Lausanne. Its flag bears the motto "Liberté et patrie" on a white-green background.
The canton of Fribourg, also canton of Freiburg is located in western Switzerland. The canton is bilingual, with French spoken by more than two thirds of the citizens and German by a little more than a quarter. Both are official languages in the canton. The canton takes its name from its capital city of Fribourg.
Romandy is the French-speaking part of western Switzerland. In 2018, about 2.1 million people, or 25.1% of the Swiss population, lived in Romandy. The majority of the romand population lives in the western part of the country, especially the Arc Lémanique region along Lake Geneva, connecting Geneva, Vaud and the Lower Valais.
The Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg is a Latin Catholic diocese in Switzerland, which is exempt.
The Vanil Noir is a mountain of the Fribourg Prealps, located on the border between the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud in western Switzerland. Reaching a height of 2,389 metres above sea level, the Vanil Noir is the highest summit of the canton of Fribourg and of the Alpine foothills lying north of the Saane and Simme. It is also the northernmost point in the canton of Vaud above 2,300 metres and the most prominent summit of both cantons.
The Dent de Brenleire is a mountain of the Fribourg Alps, located south of Charmey in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It has an elevation of 2,353 metres above sea level and is amongst the highest summits in the canton of Fribourg, after the Vanil Noir, the Vanil de l'Ecri and the Pointe de Paray. It is also the highest mountain entirely within the canton.
The Dent de Combette is a mountain of the western Bernese Alps, located north of Rougemont in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It lies south of the border with the canton of Fribourg, on the chain culminating at the Dent de Savigny.
The Dent de Ruth is a mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. The summit is the tripoint between the cantons of Vaud, Berne and Fribourg.
The Schafberg is a mountain peak above Boltigen located on the border between the cantons of Fribourg and Berne, north of Jaun. With a height 2,239 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit on the range lying north of the Jaun Pass. It is also the most isolated mountain in the canton of Fribourg.
The Vanil des Artses is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, located west of Montbovon in the canton of Fribourg. It is among a crest of peaks extending south of the Dent de Lys to the Cape au Moine (1,941m) on the border between the Cantons of Vaud and Fribourg, which in turn is just north of the Col de Jaman from Rochers de Naye, all lying on the range between Lake Geneva and the valley of Gruyère.
The Dent de Folliéran is a mountain of the Fribourg Alps, located south of Charmey in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It lies on the chain connecting the Vanil Noir to the Dent de Brenleire. It is one of the five summits above 2,300 metres in the canton, the other being the Vanil Noir, the Vanil de L'Ecri, the Pointe de Paray and the Dent de Brenleire.
Mont Pèlerin is a mountain of the Swiss Plateau, overlooking Lake Geneva in the canton of Vaud. It lies north of Chardonne, over Vevey, the border with the canton of Fribourg running at the eastern foot of the mountain.
The Cape au Moine 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.
The Col de Jaman is a mountain pass in the western Swiss Alps, connecting Montreux in the canton of Vaud to Montbovon in the canton of Fribourg. The pass itself, overlooked by the Dent de Jaman, is located within the canton of Vaud, the border with the canton of Fribourg running one kilometre east.
The Gastlosen are a mountain range of the Swiss Prealps, lying between the cantons of Fribourg, Bern and Vaud. They form a 12 km (7.5 mi) chain stretching from Jaun to Rougemont, culminating at the Dent de Savigny, elevation 2,252 m (7,388 ft), just south-west of the Dent de Ruth, where the three cantonal borders meet.
The Cape au Moine is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located between L'Etivaz and Les Diablerets in the canton of Vaud. It lies east of La Para.
The Pointe de Paray is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, located on the border between the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud. It has a height of 2,375 metres above sea level, making it both the third highest summit of the Vanil Noir massif and the canton of Fribourg. The mountain lies approximately halfway between the Vanil de l'Ecri and the Gros Perré.
The Vanil de l'Ecri is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, located on the border between the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud. Reaching a height of 2,376 metres above sea level, it is both the second highest summit of the Vanil Noir massif and the canton of Fribourg. The mountain lies between the Pointe de Paray and the Vanil Noir.
Mont Vully is a hill of the Swiss Plateau, located between Lake Morat and Lake Neuchâtel in the canton of Fribourg, east of the border with the canton of Vaud.
