Col de la Forclaz
Col de la Forclaz is a mountain pass in the Alps in the Canton of Valais in Switzerland. It connects Martigny at 471 m and Le Châtelard. The road from Martigny to the Col has an average gradient of 6% but in parts is closer to 8%.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint-Bernard Church and Mont de l’Arpille.
Mont de l’Arpille
Peak
Mont de l'Arpille is a mountain of the Alps, located south-west of Martigny in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is located north of the Col de la Forclaz and geographically part of the Mont Blanc massif.
Pointe Ronde
Peak
The Pointe Ronde is a mountain of the Mont Blanc massif, overlooking Trient in the canton of Valais. It lies near the northern end of the Arête de la Lys, the ridge descending in a north-westerly direction from the Génépi towards the Col de la Forclaz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trient and Le Châtelard.
Trient
Village
Photo: Nicolas Vigier, CC BY 2.0.
Trient is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Le Châtelard
Hamlet
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Châtelard is a locality in the canton of Valais, Switzerland near the border with France. It is part of the municipality of Finhaut.
Finhaut
Village
Photo: Gürbetaler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Martigny is a town in the French-speaking part of Valais. It lies in the Rhone valley and is one of the economic centres of the region.
Col de la Forclaz
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,527 metres
- Description: mountain pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Trient, Martigny District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.05773° or 46° 3′ 28″ northLongitude
7.00135° or 7° 0′ 5″ eastElevation
1,527 metres (5,010 feet)Open location code
8FR93252+3GOpenStreetMap ID
node 945001634OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Arpitan to Swedish—“Col de la Forclaz” goes by many names.
- Arpitan: “Col de la Forclaz”
- Arpitan: “Col de la Forclla”
- Catalan: “Coll de Forclaz”
- Cebuano: “Col de la Forclaz”
- Dutch: “Col de la Forclaz (Zwitserland)”
- Dutch: “Col de la Forclaz”
- Finnish: “Col de la Forclaz”
- French: “col de la Forclaz”
- French: “Col de la Forclaz”
- German: “Col de la Forclaz”
- German: “Hauptstrasse 203”
- Italian: “Colle della Forclaz”
- Polish: “Col de la Forclaz”
- Portuguese: “Colo da Forclaz”
- Portuguese: “Passo da Forclaz”
- Russian: “Кол де ла Форклаз”
- Spanish: “Col de la Forclaz”
- Swedish: “Col de la Forclaz”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dinguerie Courtney Dauwalter and Salle communale.
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