Salève
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French Prealps
The French Prealps are a group of subalpine mountain ranges of medium elevation located immediately west of the French Alps. They roughly stretch from Lake Geneva southwest to the Isère and Drôme Rivers; east to a line running from Chamonix, to Albertville, to Grenoble, to Gap, to Barcelonette;...
, rising to 1,400 metres and towering over the city of Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Despite its proximity to Geneva, the Salève is located in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, in the Chablais area of the Haute-Savoie department
Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie is a French department in the Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. It borders both Switzerland and Italy. The capital is Annecy. To the north is Lake Geneva and Switzerland; to the south and southeast are the Mont Blanc and Aravis mountain ranges and the French entrance to the Mont...
.
The heights of the Salève (1100 metres) can be reached by cable car
Téléphérique du Salève
The Téléphérique du Salève is a passenger cable car connecting Veyrier with the Saleve ridge....
whose lower station is situated 400 metres from the border (from the village of Veyrier
Veyrier
Veyrier is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.-Geography:Veyrier has an area, , of . Of this area, or 33.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 13.8% is forested...
). The upper station overlooks Geneva and Lake Geneva. It is also a popular bicycle hill climb.
The mountain features snow sports facilities, and in the summer, paragliding
Paragliding
Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure...
is popular.
It can be accessed from the center of Geneva by public bus (No. 8, 34, 41) to Veyrier-Ecole or Veyrier-Douane.
