Tour de Mayen

Tour de Mayen

View from Tour d'Aï (west side)
Highest point
Elevation 2,326 m (7,631 ft)
Prominence 186 m (610 ft)[1]
Parent peak Tour d'Aï
Coordinates 46°22′28″N 7°0′30″E / 46.37444°N 7.00833°E / 46.37444; 7.00833Coordinates: 46°22′28″N 7°0′30″E / 46.37444°N 7.00833°E / 46.37444; 7.00833
Geography
Tour de Mayen

Location in Switzerland

Location Vaud, Switzerland
Parent range Swiss Prealps
Climbing
Easiest route Trail leading to the summit

The Tour de Mayen (2,326 m) is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, located north of Leysin in the canton of Vaud. It lies east of the Tour d'Aï, on the range lying between the lake of Hongrins and the valley of Ormont Dessous and Ormont Dessus.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located west of the summit at 2,140 metres.

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