Vanil des Artses | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,993 m (6,539 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 293 m (961 ft) [2] |
Parent peak | Dent de Lys |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 46°28′56″N6°59′14″E / 46.48222°N 6.98722°E |
Geography | |
Location | Fribourg, Switzerland |
Parent range | Swiss Prealps |
The Vanil des Artses (1,993 m) 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.
On 23 August 2013, a team of spelunkers organized by l’Association des Folliu-Bornés ascended caves in the interior of the mountain to reach the summit. [3] [4]
The Rochers de Naye is a mountain of the Swiss Alps, overlooking Lake Geneva near Montreux and Villeneuve, in the canton of Vaud. They lie on the range separating the basin of Lake Geneva from the valley of the Sarine, on the watershed between the Rhone and the Rhine. The mountain is partially located in the canton of Fribourg, the border between the two cantons culminating on a lower summit named Grande Chaux de Naye.
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.
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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.
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The Vanil des Cours (1,562) is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, overlooking the Lake of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg. It lies in the group culminating at La Berra.
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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.
The Niremont is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, in the canton of Fribourg. Due to its rounded shape, it has 2 sub-summits : The Gros Niremont and the Petit Niremont.
Corbetta is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, in the canton of Fribourg.
The col de Soladier is a mountain pass in the canton de Vaud, in Switzerland. It is located 1 km west of a ridge linking the Vanil des Artses and the Cape au Moine, and east of Le Molard.