The
Vanil Noir (French: [vanil nwaʁ]; local Arpitan:
Vani Né [vaˈni ˈne] ) is a mountain of the Fribourg Prealps, located on the border between the cantons of Fribourg and
Vaud 
in western
Switzerland 
. Reaching a height of 2,389 metres above sea level, the Vanil Noir is the highest summit of the
Canton of Fribourg 
and of the Alpine foothills lying north of the Saane and
Simme 
(or northwest of the
Saanenmöser Pass 
). It is also the northernmost point in the canton of Vaud above 2,300 metres and the most prominent summit of both cantons.
The Vanil Noir is the culminating point of the range separating the regions of Gruyère and Pays-d'Enhaut, although it is followed by the almost equally high
Vanil de l'Ecri 
and
Pointe de Paray 
. With these two mountains, it forms a large cirque on the south and east side, overlooking the alp of Paray Doréna. On the west side, it consists of a smaller cirque, overlooking the alp of Bounavau.