Col de Jaman

Col de Jaman

View of the pass with the Dent de Jaman (right summit)
Elevation 1,512 m (4,961 ft)[1]
Traversed by Trail (dead end road)
Location Vaud, Switzerland
Range Alps
Coordinates 46°27′05″N 06°58′38″E / 46.45139°N 6.97722°E / 46.45139; 6.97722Coordinates: 46°27′05″N 06°58′38″E / 46.45139°N 6.97722°E / 46.45139; 6.97722
Col de Jable

Location in Switzerland

The Col de Jaman (1,512 m) 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 pass is connected to Les Avants by a paved road. A railway tunnel (Montreux–Oberland Bernois railway) runs below the pass.

See also

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps.

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