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col de la Croix (Vaud)

1,735 m5,692 ft

Connects: Coufin – Tréchadèze
Tonight: -5°CLight snow · Wind 8 km/h NW

col de la Croix (Vaud) is a mountain pass at 1,735 m in Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It links Coufin and Tréchadèze.

All facts

Saddle: 1,735 m
Lowest point: 1,459 m / 1,227 m

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Pass

col de la Croix (Vaud): the climb from each side

Crossed by: Route du Col de la Croix

Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.

3D map

col de la Croix (Vaud) 3D map

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col de la Croix (Vaud) terrain and contours

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col de la Croix (Vaud) elevation profile

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Weather

col de la Croix (Vaud) weather

Tonight · Light snow · -5°C (23°F) · 1.8 mm · Wind 8 km/h NW

col de la Croix (Vaud) forecast for about 1,735 m.

Tonight-5°1.8 mm8 km/h NW
Today-4°-2°11.7 mm12 km/h SE
Sun-6°3°17.4 mm9 km/h SE
Mon-5°6°–5 km/h E
Tue1°13°–4 km/h E
Wed2°9°0.1 mm5 km/h NW
Thu-1°9°–4 km/h NW
Fri-1°9°–4 km/h W
Sat-2°7°0.7 mm5 km/h NW
Sun-1°3°3.9 mm6 km/h NW

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near col de la Croix (Vaud)

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around col de la Croix (Vaud), nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest parking
0.1 km WNW
+2 more within 1.8 km
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Nearest campsite
Atipic - Récré Active (Tipis)
2.9 km N · +2 more within 6.0 km
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Nearest hut
Refuge de la Tour d'Anzeindaz
4.6 km SSE · +2 more within 5.1 km
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Nearest caravan site
Stellplatz Gryon
6.5 km SW
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All mapped places 10

Place	Distance
Parking	0.1 km WNW
Parking	1.0 km NNE
Parking	1.8 km S
Atipic - Récré Active (Tipis)Campsite	2.9 km N
Camping de la MuréeCampsite	3.4 km N
Refuge de la Tour d'AnzeindazHut	4.6 km SSE
Refuge GiacominiHut	4.8 km SSE
Refuge de PierredarHut	5.1 km E
FrassettesCampsite	6.0 km SW
Stellplatz GryonCaravan site	6.5 km SW

Slope

Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

26.9%

Moderate, 15–30°

44.9%

Steep, 30–45°

22.2%

Cliffs, 45° and over

6.0%

Steeper than 30°: 28.2% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 2,051 m low point 974 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 48.3%Grassland 43.5%Bare rock / sparse 5.8%Snow & ice 1.0%Built-up 0.8%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4 km of col de la Croix (Vaud).

Summit list 5

1Pointes de Châtillon2,368 m 2.6 km SSE
2La Borne2,384 m 2.6 km ESE
3Le Coin2,229 m 2.8 km S
4Culan2,789 m 2.9 km SE
5Tête d'Enfer2,761 m 3.3 km SE

Where it sits

Where col de la Croix (Vaud) sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

GummfluhPeak · 2,458 m14 km NNE

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Print & wall

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Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-22)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
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col de la Croix (Vaud)

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