Mont Ruan
Highest point
Elevation3,057 m (10,030 ft)
Prominence227 m (745 ft)[1]
Parent peakTour Sallière
Coordinates46°07′27″N 6°54′10″E / 46.12417°N 6.90278°E / 46.12417; 6.90278
Geography
Mont Ruan is located in Switzerland
Mont Ruan
Mont Ruan
Location in Switzerland
LocationValais, Switzerland
(mountain partially in France)
Parent rangeChablais Alps

Mont Ruan (or Grand Mont Ruan) is a mountain in the Chablais Alps, overlooking the lake of Emosson in the Swiss canton of Valais. At 3,057 metres above sea level, its main summit is located 200 metres away from the French border, where lies a slightly lower summit (3,044 m).

Mont Ruan is the westernmost mountain rising above 3,000 metres in Switzerland.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Col de la Tour Sallière (2,830 m).


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