Freiburg Pre-Alps

Freiburg Pre-Alps
	Dent de Brenleire ( 2353.2 m above sea level , front right) and Vanil Noir ( 2389 m above sea level , back)
Highest peak	Vanil Noir ( 2389 m above sea level )
location	Canton of Friborg ; Switzerland
part of	Swiss foothills
Coordinates	577 558 / 136783 coordinates: 46 ° 23 ' N , 7 ° 9' O ; CH1903: 577558 / 136783

The Freiburg Pre-Alps ( French Préalpes Fribourgeoises ) are part of the Swiss Pre-Alps . You are in western Switzerland in the canton of Friborg . The Vanil Noir ( 2389 m above sea level ) is the highest point in the canton of Friborg. Other well-known peaks are the Gastlosenkette , Berra , the Moléson , the Vanil d'Arpille and the Kaiseregg . Most of the peaks are between 1600 and 2200 meters high.

Delimitation and structure

The Friborg Prealps are generally included in the Bernese Prealps , as the prelude to the Bernese Alps north of Hinteren Gasse . After the Swiss Alpine Club , they form their own group, described in an alpine guide. Even the mountain Rother leads independently under no. 74. According to the proposal of a new classification SOIUSA they belong as a supergroup 14.ib to subsection 14.I. Vaud and Friborg Prealps .

Highest peaks

Vanil Noir , 2389 m
Gastlosen : Dent de Savigny, 2252 m
Gastlosen: Dent de Ruth, 2236 m
Kaiseregg , 2185 m
Schopfenspitz , 2104 m
Moléson , 2002 m
Vanil d'Arpille , 2085 m
Berra , 1719 m

Tourism and development

The Freiburg Pre-Alps are a snowshoe paradise because they are guaranteed to have snow in winter. There are also some small ski stations, for example at Moléson or at Schwarzsee .

literature

Maurice Brandt: Préalpes fribourgeoises. Club alpin suisse, [Bern] 1991, ISBN 3-85902-109-5 .

Web links

Commons : Freiburg Alps - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Boundary of the Freiburg Pre-Alps on GeoFinder.ch

Individual evidence

^ Brandt: Préalpes fribourgeoises
^ Sergio Marazzi: Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA . Pavone Canavese (TO), Priuli & Verlucca editori, 2005. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8 ; Sergio Marazzi: La “Suddivisione orografica internazionale unificata del Sistema Alpino” (SOIUSA) (pdf, Italian; 1.6 MB)
↑ Marked snowshoe trails in the Freiburg Pre-Alps , sentiers-raquettes.ch (with maps, some in French)

[1] Brandt: Préalpes fribourgeoises

[2] Sergio Marazzi: Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA . Pavone Canavese (TO), Priuli & Verlucca editori, 2005. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8 ; Sergio Marazzi: La “Suddivisione orografica internazionale unificata del Sistema Alpino” (SOIUSA) (pdf, Italian; 1.6 MB)

[3] Marked snowshoe trails in the Freiburg Pre-Alps , sentiers-raquettes.ch (with maps, some in French)