Mont Pèlerin

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Mont Pèlerin

View from Montreux (east side)
Elevation 1,080 m (3,543 ft)
Prominence 327 m (1,073 ft)[1]
Location
Mont Pèlerin
Location in Switzerland
Location Vaud, Switzerland
Range Swiss Prealps
Coordinates 46°29′49″N 6°49′09″E / 46.49694°N 6.81917°E / 46.49694; 6.81917Coordinates: 46°29′49″N 6°49′09″E / 46.49694°N 6.81917°E / 46.49694; 6.81917

Mont Pèlerin (1,080 metres (3,540 ft)) (lit. "pilgrim mountain") is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, overlooking Lake Geneva in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It lies north of Chardonne, near Vevey, the border with the canton of Fribourg running at the northern foot of the mountain.

The Vevey–Chardonne–Mont Pèlerin funicular links Vevey and Mont Pèlerin.

The Mont Pèlerin TV Tower is located on the wooded summit.

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located near Sur le Mont at 753 metres.

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