Col de la Givrine
High mountain pass over the Jura in canton of Vaud, Switzerland
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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.
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  Col de la Givrine Location within Switzerland | |
| Elevation | 1,228 m (4,029 ft)[1] |
| Traversed by | Road, rail |
| Location | |
| Location | Vaud, Switzerland |
| Range | Jura Mountains |
| Coordinates | 46°27′20.14″N 6°05′24.86″E |
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.
