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Dent de Vaulion · 1,483 m · 3.7 km NNW
Pass · Canton of Vaud

Col du Mollendruz

1,178 m3,865 ft
Connects
La Coudre – La Breguette
Tonight
1°CSleet · Wind 22 km/h SW

Col du Mollendruz is a mountain pass at 1,178 m in Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It links La Coudre and La Breguette.

All facts
Saddle
1,178 m
Lowest point
839 m / 1,069 m
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Col du Mollendruz 3D map

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Col du Mollendruz topographic map

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Col du Mollendruz elevation profile

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Pass

Col du Mollendruz: the climb from each side

Saddle 1,178 mLa Coudre 839 m+339 m · 3.0 kmLa Breguette 1,069 m+109 m · 1.7 km

Crossed by: a mapped trail

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

Weather

Col du Mollendruz weather

Tonight · Sleet · 1°C (34°F) · 2.5 mm · Wind 22 km/h SW

Col du Mollendruz forecast for about 1,178 m.

  • Tonight1°2.5 mm22 km/h SW
  • Today0°3°11.5 mm26 km/h SW
  • Sun0°8°10.0 mm30 km/h SW
  • Mon0°11°–8 km/h W
  • Tue5°15°0.2 mm7 km/h W
  • Wed2°8°0.4 mm9 km/h N
  • Thu1°8°–6 km/h NE
  • Fri2°10°–4 km/h E
  • Sat2°10°6.0 mm4 km/h NW
  • Sun-1°5°1.7 mm16 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 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Col du Mollendruz

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.1 km SE

    +2 more within 0.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Refuge Les Ermitages

    2.2 km W · +2 more within 2.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Village de Tipis

    2.2 km W · +1 more within 6.7 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Stellplatz Crêt Blanc

    2.4 km WNW · +2 more within 3.1 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 11
PlaceDistance
Parking0.1 km SE
Parking0.1 km ESE
Parking0.3 km ESE
Refuge Les ErmitagesHut2.2 km W
Village de TipisCampsite2.2 km W
Refuge du heameau de La CoudreHut2.3 km ESE
Stellplatz Crêt BlancCaravan site2.4 km WNW
Hut2.4 km SSW
Le PatinageCaravan site2.9 km WNW
Chez ColasCaravan site3.1 km W
Camping au Pré Sous VilleCampsite6.7 km N
Slope

Slope

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

Mostly gentle: 68% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
68.3%
Moderate, 15–30°
26.6%
Steep, 30–45°
4.7%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.4%
Steeper than 30°
5.1% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
853 m low point 645 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 61.4%Grassland 32.3%Water 2.7%Cropland 2.3%Built-up 1.3%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4 km of Col du Mollendruz.

NESW2 km5 km12345
Summit list 5
  1. 1Haut du Mollendruz1,440 m 2.0 km SW
  2. 2L'Aouille1,147 m 2.8 km WNW
  3. 3Châtel1,432 m 3.3 km SSW
  4. 4Les Agouillons1,216 m 3.6 km NW
  5. 5Dent de Vaulion1,483 m 3.8 km NNW
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 411 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Signal Crayfish21
  • Northern Chamois13
  • Stinking hellebore13
  • European Toad12
  • Spring gentian9
  • Early Purple Orchid8
Where it sits

Where Col du Mollendruz 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