Le Chamossaire is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...
part of the Alpes Vaudoises, overlooking
Villars-sur-Ollon
Villars-sur-Ollon, commonly referred to as Villars, is a village in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, part of the municipality of Ollon.
Description
Geography and skiing network
Villars overlooks the Rhône valley from an altitude of . Th ...
on its south face and Les Ormonts valley on its north face. It is located in the canton of
Vaud
Vaud ( ; french: (Canton de) Vaud, ; german: (Kanton) Waadt, or ), more formally the canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts and its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms b ...
. The mountain is part of Villars ski area and its summit is easily accessible from
Bretaye with the
Bex–Villars–Bretaye railway
The Bex–Villars–Bretaye Railway (french: Chemin de fer Bex-Villars-Bretaye, BVB) is a metre gauge railway line operating between the towns of Bex and Villars-sur-Ollon and the Col de Bretaye mountain pass, situated in the Chablais region of ...
and then a fast chairlift. Located more east is the Petit Chamossaire shoulder accessible via a brand new chairlift.
See also
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List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by public transport
This is a list of mountains of Switzerland above 800 metres whose summits are accessible by public transport. This list includes mountains with a topographic prominence of at least 30 metres that have a station above the height of their key col an ...
References
External links
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Le Chamossaire on Hikr
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Bernese Alps
Mountains of the Alps
Two-thousanders of Switzerland
Mountains of the canton of Vaud
Mountains of Switzerland