The Diablerets is a mountain

Mountain

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 in the Bernese Alps

Bernese Alps

The Bernese Alps are a group of mountain ranges in the western part of the Alps, in Switzerland. Although the name suggests that they are located in the Bernese Oberland region of the canton of Bern, portions of the Bernese Alps are in the adjacent cantons of Valais, Lucerne, Obwalden, Fribourg and...

, located between the cantons of Valais

Valais

The Valais is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of the country, around the valley of the Rhône from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps. The canton is one of the drier parts of Switzerland in its central Rhône valley...

 and Vaud

Vaud

Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and is located in Romandy, the French-speaking southwestern part of the country. The capital is Lausanne. The name of the Canton in Switzerland's other languages are Vaud in Italian , Waadt in German , and Vad in Romansh.-History:Along the lakes,...

, in the western French-speaking part of Switzerland

Switzerland

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. The summit (indicated as Sommet des Diablerets) is 3,210 metres high, making it the highest mountain in the canton of Vaud. The mountain is located near the homonymous village and ski resort of Les Diablerets

Les Diablerets (Ormont-Dessus)

Les Diablerets is a village and ski resort located in the municipality of Ormont-Dessus in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.The village lies at an altitude of 1,160 metres on the north side of the massif of the Diablerets in the Swiss Alps. It can be accessed by train or by road from Aigle...

. On the south and Valais side it overlooks the hamlet and valley of Derborence

Derborence

Derborence is a hamlet in the municipality of Conthey, in the canton of Valais, in Switzerland. It is located at 1,450 metres in an isolated valley on the south side of the Bernese Alps and is not permanently inhabited. Derborence is completely surrounded by mountains: The Diablerets on the north,...

. The south face overlooks the Pas de Cheville

Pas de Cheville

The Pas de Cheville is a high mountain pass across the western Bernese Alps, connecting Gryon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland and Derborence in the canton of Valais....

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The small Glacier des Diablerets is located near the summit on the Valais side. The much larger Glacier de Tsanfleuron (often called Glacier des Diablerets) descends from a prominence east of the summit called Le Dôme toward the Sanetsch Pass. Several ski lifts are located on it. The Tsanfleuron Glacier can be accessed easily via the Scex Rouge by an aerial tramway

Aerial tramway

An aerial tramway , cable car , ropeway or aerial tram is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion...

 from the Col du Pillon

Col du Pillon

Col du Pillon is a mountain pass in the western Swiss Alps, linking Aigle, Le Sépey and Les Diablerets in the canton of Vaud.-See also:* List of highest paved roads in Europe* List of mountain passes*List of the highest Swiss passes...

, operated by Glacier 3000

Glacier 3000

Glacier 3000 is a company that operates several cable cars and ski lifts in the region of the Diablerets in western Switzerland. It was created in 1997 by the merging of two former companies...

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The massif of the Diablerets consists of several secondary peaks:

• Oldenhorn
  Oldenhorn
  The Oldenhorn or Becca d'Audon is a mountain in the western Bernese Alps in Switzerland. The summit is the tripoint between the cantons of Vaud, Berne and Valais....
  
  
• Tête Ronde
  Tête Ronde
  The Tête Ronde is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, located in the canton of Vaud, near the summit of the Diablerets....
  
  
• Scex Rouge
• Tour St. Martin (Quille du Diable)
• Culan

Tourism

The resort is located in a valley and has a ski school, hotels and a small town centre. Tourists staying in Les Diablerets have the option to ski on the northeastern valley of Isenau or the southwestern valley of Meilleret. From Meilleret one can ski down the 13 km run to the village.

External links

• Diablerets on summitpost
• Official web site of the ski resort (available in French, English and German)
• Official web site of the Glacier 3000 ski region (available in French, English and German )