Mont Ruan

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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 10030 ftProminence: 745 ftCoordinates: 46°7'26"N, 6°54'2"E

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ValaisSwitzerland

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Mont Ruan – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Les Crosets, Dents du Midi, Lac du Vieux Émosson, Lake Vert.

4.9 miNW
Winter sport, Ski area
Les Crosets, Val d'Illiez
126 min walk • Les Crosets is a village and ski resort in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is part of the Val-d'Illiez municipality, and Portes du Soleil ski area.
2.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dents du Midi
72 min walk • The Dents du Midi, soaring majestically over the Swiss Alps, is a breathtaking mountain range that has captured the imagination of adventurers and nature enthusiasts alike. This striking natural monument, consisting of seven summits, the highest being Haute Cime at...
4.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac du Vieux Émosson
110 min walk • Lac du Vieux Émosson is a reservoir in Valais, Switzerland, in the municipality of Finhaut at an elevation of 2205 m. The lake drains into the reservoir Lac d'Émosson, 300 m below.
6.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Vert, Val d'Illiez
164 min walk • Lake Vert is a lake in the Chablais region of the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The lake is located in the municipality of Val-d'Illiez, at an elevation of 1972 metres, near the border with France. Lac de Chésery lies 600 metres north.
6.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de Chésery, Val d'Illiez
167 min walk • Lac de Chésery is a lake in the municipality of Monthey, canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is located close to the French border, below the Pointe de Chésery.
4.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Les Perrons
124 min walk • Les Perrons is a mountain of the Chablais Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and France. The main summit is named Grand Perron. It overlooks the Lac d'Emosson on its northern side.
5.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pointe des Mossettes, Val d'Illiez
146 min walk • The Pointe des Mossettes is a mountain of the Chablais Alps, overlooking Les Crosets in the Swiss canton of Valais. The French border runs west of the summit on a straight line, although the mountain lies on the main watershed between the Dranse river basin and the Val d'Illiez.
6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont de l'Arpille
154 min walk • Mont de l'Arpille is a mountain of the Alps, located south-west of Martigny in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is located north of the Col de la Forclaz and geographically part of the Mont Blanc massif.
3.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Luisin
86 min walk • The Luisin is a mountain of the Chablais Alps, overlooking Les Marécottes in the canton of Valais. It lies east of the Tour Sallière, on the range between the lake of Salanfe and the valley of Trient.
2.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dents Blanches
73 min walk • The Dents Blanches is a mountain in the Chablais Alps on the Swiss-French border. It is composed of several summits of which the Dent de Barme is the highest.
4.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dent du Salantin
126 min walk • The Dent du Salantin is a mountain of the Chablais Alps, overlooking the Rhone valley between Evionnaz and Vernayaz, in the canton of Valais. It lies in the massif of the Dents du Midi, east of Lac de Salanfe.