Mont Ruan Explained

Mont Ruan
Elevation M:3057
Prominence M:227
Prominence Ref:[1]
Map:Switzerland
Parent Peak:Tour Sallière
Location:Valais, Switzerland
(mountain partially in France)
Range:Chablais Alps
Coordinates:46.1242°N 6.9028°W

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 above sea level, its main summit is located 200 metres away from the French border, where lies a slightly lower summit (3,044 m).

Mont Ruan is the westernmost mountain rising above 3,000 metres in Switzerland.

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Notes and References

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