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Pass · Canton of Vaud

Col du Marchairuz

1,448 m4,751 ft
Connects
La Palud – Les Petites Chaumilles
Tonight
-1°CSnow · Wind 25 km/h SW

Col du Marchairuz is a mountain pass at 1,448 m in Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It links La Palud and Les Petites Chaumilles.

All facts
Saddle
1,448 m
Lowest point
1,064 m / 1,296 m
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Col du Marchairuz 3D map

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Topographic map

Col du Marchairuz topographic map

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Col du Marchairuz elevation profile

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Pass

Col du Marchairuz: the climb from each side

Saddle 1,448 mLa Palud 1,064 m+384 m · 3.0 kmLes Petites Chaumilles 1,296 m+152 m · 3.0 km

Crossed by: Route du Marchairuz

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

Weather

Col du Marchairuz weather

Tonight · Snow · -1°C (30°F) · 4.4 mm · Wind 25 km/h SW

Col du Marchairuz forecast for about 1,448 m.

  • Tonight-1°4.4 mm25 km/h SW
  • Today-1°1°13.7 mm28 km/h SW
  • Sun-2°6°15.8 mm31 km/h SW
  • Mon-2°8°–9 km/h SW
  • Tue5°14°0.3 mm6 km/h W
  • Wed2°7°0.4 mm10 km/h NE
  • Thu2°8°–9 km/h NE
  • Fri2°10°–3 km/h NW
  • Sat2°8°6.1 mm4 km/h W
  • Sun-2°4°3.2 mm13 km/h W

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Col du Marchairuz

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Col du Marchairuz, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    0.0 km SSW

    +2 more within 0.7 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Fontaine Froide

    0.7 km N · +1 more within 5.9 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Cabane de l'Écureuil

    3.0 km SW · +2 more within 4.2 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    8.0 km SW

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Parking0.0 km SSW
Parking0.1 km ESE
Parking0.7 km N
Fontaine FroideCaravan site0.7 km N
Cabane de l'ÉcureuilHut3.0 km SW
Chalet de la CroixHut3.4 km WNW
Cabane du CunayHut4.2 km NE
Centre Sportif Vallée de JouxCaravan site5.9 km NNW
Campsite8.0 km SW
Slope

Slope

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

Mostly gentle: 78% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
77.8%
Moderate, 15–30°
21.0%
Steep, 30–45°
1.3%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
1.3% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
878 m low point 769 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 71.9%Grassland 27.2%Built-up 0.7%

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

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 391 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Early Purple Orchid14
  • Rose Daphne13
  • Felwort11
  • Chalkhill Blue11
  • Silver Thistle10
  • Fire Salamander9
Where it sits

Where Col du Marchairuz sits

Range
Jura Mountains26
Region
Canton of Vaud18Switzerland432Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Jura Mountains 6
See all 26 in the Jura Mountains →
Sources

Data sources

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 2026-09-23)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
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)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia