Col de Vars
The Col de Vars, elevation 2108 m is a high mountain pass in the Alps between the departments of Hautes-Alpes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in France. It connects the Ubaye Valley with the Queyras valley and Embrun.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Pointe de l’Eyssina and Lac du Crachet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vars and La Chalp.
Vars
Village
Photo: Gargantua, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vars is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department, southeastern France. It is famous for its ski resort, with seven snow parks and 185 kilometres of ski slopes.
Fouillouse
Hamlet
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Fouillouse is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km east of Col de Vars.
Col de Vars
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,109 metres
- Description: mountain pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye, Arrondissement of Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.5388° or 44° 32′ 20″ northLongitude
6.70284° or 6° 42′ 10″ eastElevation
2,109 metres (6,919 feet)Open location code
8FP8GPQ3+G4OpenStreetMap ID
node 454117813OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Col de Vars” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “coll de Vars”
- Catalan: “Coll de Vars”
- Cebuano: “Col de Vars”
- Dutch: “Col de Vars”
- French: “col de Vars”
- French: “Col de Vars”
- German: “Col de Vars”
- Italian: “Colle di Vars”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Col de Vars”
- Polish: “Col de Vars”
- Spanish: “Col de Vars”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chiquette and Pra Gela.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle Sainte-Marie-Madeleine du col de Vars and Altiport de Vars.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Col de Vars”. Photo: Zehnfinger, CC BY-SA 3.0.