Col de la Givrine

Col de la Givrine
Col de la Givrine
Elevation	1,228 m (4,029 ft)[1]
Traversed by	Road, rail
Location	Vaud, Switzerland
Range	Jura Mountains
Coordinates	46°27′20.14″N 6°05′24.86″E / 46.4555944°N 6.0902389°E / 46.4555944; 6.0902389Coordinates: 46°27′20.14″N 6°05′24.86″E / 46.4555944°N 6.0902389°E / 46.4555944; 6.0902389
Col de la Givrine Location in Switzerland

Col de la Givrine (el. 1228 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, near the border with France.

It connects Nyon in Switzerland and Morez in France. The maximum grade of the pass road is 8 percent. The pass is crossed by the Nyon–St-Cergue–La Cure railway, although the railway stops at the French border. It is the highest railway in the Jura Mountains.

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