Chaux Ronde, Villars-sur-Ollon

Name: Chaux Ronde
Address: Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland

#3 among attractions in Villars-sur-Ollon

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Chaux Ronde is a mountain in the western Bernese Alps, overlooking Villars-sur-Ollon in the canton of Vaud. The mountain is part of a ski area and its summit is easily accessible from Bretaye with the Bex–Villars–Bretaye railway. ()

Elevation: 6654 ftProminence: 732 ftCoordinates: 46°18'40"N, 7°5'12"E

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Chaux Ronde – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aigle Castle, Pic Chaussy, Diablerets, Le Chamossaire.

5.3 miW
12th-century castle housing wine museum
Aigle Castle, Aigle
135 min walk • Aigle Castle is a castle in the municipality of Aigle of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
4.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pic Chaussy, Les Diablerets
121 min walk • Pic Chaussy is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Les Diablerets to the south. On its northern side lies the Lac Lioson, whilst the Col des Mosses pass flanks its western side.
5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Diablerets
127 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.
1.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Le Chamossaire, Villars-sur-Ollon
32 min walk • Le Chamossaire is a mountain part of the Alpes Vaudoises, overlooking Villars-sur-Ollon on its south face and Les Ormonts valley on its north face. It is located in the canton of Vaud.
1.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac des Chavonnes, Villars-sur-Ollon
39 min walk • Lac des Chavonnes is a lake in the municipality of Ormont-Dessous, above Villars-sur-Ollon, Vaud, Switzerland. Its surface area is 5 ha.
4.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Berneuse, Leysin
120 min walk • The Berneuse is a mountain of the western Bernese Alps, above Leysin in the canton of Vaud. It lies on the range east of the Rhone valley, culminating at the Tour d'Aï.
5.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tête à Pierre Grept
133 min walk • The Tête à Pierre Grept is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, located between the cantons of Vaud and Valais. It is situated in the region between the Grand Muveran and Pas de Cheville. On the northern side lies the small Glacier de Paneirosse.
3.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
L'Argentine
88 min walk • L'Argentine is a mountain of the Vaud Alps, overlooking Solalex above Gryon in the canton of Vaud. The mountain is known by climbers for its Northwest face, the Miroir d'Argentine, which is smooth like a "mirror". The summit is distinguished by the name Haute Pointe and culminates at 2,421 metres above sea level.
4.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tête Ronde
112 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.
1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Bretaye, Villars-sur-Ollon
25 min walk • Bretaye is a high mountain pass of the Swiss Alps, located above Villars-sur-Ollon in the canton of Vaud. The pass is connected to Villars by the Bex–Villars–Bretaye railway, which is the second highest railway of the canton after the Montreux–Glion–Rochers-de-Naye railway.
1.9 miS
Locality
Gryon
50 min walk • Gryon is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle.

Chaux Ronde, Villars-sur-Ollon

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Chaux Ronde – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)