🦎 Col de Bretolet

Switzerland · Europe · Nature Reserve · 46.14°N, 6.80°E

The Col de Bretolet is a mountain pass in the Swiss Alps in the canton of Valais, close to the border between Switzerland and the French department of Haute-Savoie. It lies above the village of Champéry at an altitude of 1923 m asl within a 567 ha nature reserve set aside for the protection and study of migratory birds. It contains a bird ringing station operated by the Sempach Bird Observatory.

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Quick facts

Country	Switzerland
Continent / region	Europe
Protection type	🦎 Nature Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	46.14°N, 6.80°E · view on map

Col de Bretolet is a nature reserve in Switzerland, in Europe. The details of why Col de Bretolet is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More protected areas in Switzerland

Swiss National Park · Bolle di Magadino.

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