Pointe des Savolaires

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Pointe des Savolaires
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Pointe des Savolaires
Location in Switzerland
Highest point
Elevation 2,294 m (7,526 ft)
Prominence 183 m (600 ft) [1]
Parent peak Grand Muveran
Coordinates 46°14′7.3″N7°5′9.7″E / 46.235361°N 7.086028°E / 46.235361; 7.086028 Coordinates: 46°14′7.3″N7°5′9.7″E / 46.235361°N 7.086028°E / 46.235361; 7.086028
Geography
Location Vaud, Switzerland
Parent range Bernese Alps

The Pointe des Savolaires is a mountain of the western Bernese Alps, located east of Bex in the canton of Vaud. It lies on the chain north of the Dent de Morcles.

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References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Col des Pauvres (2,111 m).