Mont Ruan

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
Main peaks in Chablais Alps
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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 (10,030 feet) above sea level, its main summit is located 200 metres (660 feet) away from the French border, where lies a slightly lower summit at 3,044 metres (9,987 feet).

Mont Ruan is the westernmost mountain rising above 3,000 metres (9,800 feet). in Switzerland.

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

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