Col du Pillon, Les Diablerets

Name: Col du Pillon
Address: Les Diablerets, Switzerland

#8 among attractions in Les Diablerets

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass

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Col du Pillon is a mountain pass in the western Swiss Alps, linking Aigle, Le Sépey and Les Diablerets in the canton of Vaud with Gstaad in the canton of Berne. The pass itself is located within the canton of Vaud, approximately one kilometre from the border with Berne. Col du Pillon is overlooked by the Diablerets and at the pass is located the lower station of the Scex Rouge cable car. ()

Alternative names: Maximum elevation: 5072 ftCoordinates: 46°20'50"N, 7°12'36"E

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Col du Pillon – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Scex Rouge, Diablerets, Peak Walk, Lac de Sanetsch.

1.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Scex Rouge, Les Diablerets
37 min walk • The Scex Rouge is a mountain of the Alps, overlooking Les Diablerets in the canton of Vaud.
3.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Diablerets
79 min walk • The Diablerets are a huge ice-covered mountain massif of the Alps, culminating at the Sommet des Diablerets at 3,210 metres above sea level and straddling the border between the Swiss cantons of Vaud and Valais. The northeastern part of the massif stretches also into the canton of Bern.
1.4 miS
View point, Mountain, Bridge
Peak Walk, Les Diablerets
37 min walk • Peak Walk is a pedestrian suspension bridge linking two mountain peaks in the Swiss Alps. It is situated in the Diablerets massif of the Bernese Alps in the canton of Vaud, and connects the peak of Scex Rouge with another peak.
4.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de Sanetsch
104 min walk • Lac de Sanetsch is a reservoir below Sanetsch Pass in Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 29 ha. The Sanetsch dam was built in 1965. The gravity dam has a height of 42 metres.
2.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Refuge L'espace
69 min walk • The Quille du Diable is a peak of the Diablerets massif, located on the border of the municipalities of Conthey and Savièse in the canton of Valais.
2.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Arnensee
75 min walk • Arnensee is a lake in Canton of Berne, Switzerland. The lake in the municipality of Gsteig is used as a reservoir by Romande Energie. The dam was built in 1942. Its volume is 10.5 mio m³ and surface area 0.456 km².
1.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Oldenhorn
35 min walk • The Oldenhorn is a mountain in the western Bernese Alps in Switzerland. The summit is the tripoint between the cantons of Vaud, Berne and Valais. The Oldenhorn is the second highest peak of the massif of the Diablerets and canton of Vaud. It overlooks the Tsanfleuron Glacier on the south and the Col du Pillon on the north.
3.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Le Tarent, Les Diablerets
98 min walk • Le Tarent is a mountain in the western Bernese Alps, overlooking Les Diablerets in the canton of Vaud. At 2,548 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain of the range lying north of the Col du Pillon.
3.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
La Para, Les Diablerets
95 min walk • La Para is a mountain of the western Bernese Alps, overlooking Les Diablerets in the canton of Vaud.
3.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tête Ronde
86 min walk • The Tête Ronde is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located in the canton of Vaud, near the summit of the Diablerets massif of which it is a part. With an elevation of 3,037 metres above sea level, the Tête Ronde is the highest summit entirely within the canton of Vaud.
2.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cape au Moine, Les Diablerets
75 min walk • The Cape au Moine is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located between L'Etivaz and Les Diablerets in the canton of Vaud. It lies east of La Para.