Vanil des Artses

Vanil des Artses

View from the west side
Highest point
Elevation 1,993 m (6,539 ft)
Prominence 293 m (961 ft)[1]
Parent peak Dent de Lys
Coordinates 46°28′56″N 6°59′14″E / 46.48222°N 6.98722°E / 46.48222; 6.98722Coordinates: 46°28′56″N 6°59′14″E / 46.48222°N 6.98722°E / 46.48222; 6.98722
Geography
Vanil des Artses
Location in Switzerland
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.[2][3]

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located north of the Folliu Borna at 1,700 metres.
  2. "L’incroyable ascension souterraine" (in French). Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. "Huit spéléologues chevronnés viennent d'atteindre le sommet du Vanil des Artses par l'intérieur de la montagne" (video). rts.ch (in French). Radio Télévision Suisse. Retrieved 30 January 2017.


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