Hauts-Forts

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Hauts-Forts
View from Avoriaz
Highest point
Elevation2,466 m (8,091 ft)
Prominence545 m (1,788 ft)[1]
Parent peakDents du Midi
Coordinates46°10′07″N 06°46′39″E / 46.16861°N 6.77750°E / 46.16861; 6.77750
Geography
Hauts-Forts is located in Alps
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Location of Hauts-Forts
Main peaks in Chablais Alps
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Location of Hauts-Forts
LocationHaute-Savoie, France
Parent rangeChablais Alps

The Hauts-Forts at 2,466 m (8,091 ft),[2] is a mountain of the Chablais Alps, located east of Morzine in the French department of Haute-Savoie, within one kilometre of the Swiss border.

The closest locality is Avoriaz, from where a cable car leads to its summit.

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Col de Cou (1,921 m).
  2. ^ Page on www.peakbagger.com