Cape au Moine

#790 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Cape au Moine is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, located on the border between the cantons of Vaud and Fribourg. It lies north of the Col de Jaman and south of the Col de Soladier, among of a crest of peaks extending roughly north into Fribourg to the Dent de Lys, on the range between Lake Geneva and the valley of Gruyère. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 6368 ftProminence: 492 ftCoordinates: 46°28'13"N, 6°58'44"E

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FribourgSwitzerland

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Cape au Moine – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Queen: The Studio Experience, Rochers de Naye, Montreux Casino, Les Pléiades.

4.2 miSW
Museum
Queen: The Studio Experience, Montreux
109 min walk • Nestled in the picturesque town of Montreux, Switzerland, stands a monument to rock history: Queen: The Studio Experience. This unique museum is located within the Casino Barrière de Montreux, which houses the very studio where the legendary band Queen recorded...
2.6 miS
Towering peak with a railway to the top
Rochers de Naye, Montreux
67 min walk • The Rochers de Naye is a mountain of the Swiss Alps, overlooking Lake Geneva near Montreux and Villeneuve, in the canton of Vaud.
4.3 miSW
Nightlife, Gambling, Casino
Montreux Casino, Montreux
109 min walk • Montreux Casino is a casino located in Montreux, Switzerland, on the shoreline of Lake Geneva. It has served as the venue for the Montreux Jazz Festival and was rebuilt following a 1971 fire memorialized in the Deep Purple song "Smoke on the Water". It is a property of Groupe Lucien Barrière.
3.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Ski area
Les Pléiades, Blonay
87 min walk • Les Pléiades are a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, overlooking Lake Geneva in the Swiss canton of Vaud. They are located north of Blonay. A railway connects Vevey and Blonay to a secondary summit of Les Pléiades. The railway is operated by the company Transports Montreux–Vevey–Riviera.
3.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac des Joncs
85 min walk • The lac des Joncs is a small mountain lake located in Les Paccots, canton of Fribourg, in Switzerland.
4 miW
Railway museum with scenic train rides
Blonay–Chamby museum railway, Blonay
102 min walk • The Blonay–Chamby museum railway is a short 3-kilometre-long steep but adhesion worked metre gauge heritage railway operated as part of the Blonay–Chamby Railway Museum using vintage steam and electric locomotives and rolling stock.
2.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dent de Lys
72 min walk • The Dent de Lys is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, in the canton of Fribourg.
3.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de Lessoc
99 min walk • Lac de Lessoc is a reservoir on the Saane/Sarine river between Lessoc and Montbovon in the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. The lake's surface area is 20 ha. The Lessoc dam with a height of 33 m was completed in 1976.
1.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dent de Jaman
45 min walk • The Dent de Jaman is a mountain above Montreux, situated north of the Rochers de Naye.
4.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Châtelard Castle
105 min walk • Châtelard Castle is a castle in the municipality of Montreux of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
3.9 miSW
Music venue
Montreux Music & Convention Centre, Montreux
100 min walk • The Montreux Music & Convention Centre is a multi-purpose complex located in Montreux, Switzerland. It hosts the annual Montreux Jazz Festival. The convention center's main venues are the 4,000-capacity Auditorium Stravinski and the 2,000-capacity Miles Davis Hall. The facility opened in 1973 and received its current name in 2006.