Col de la Traversette
The Col de la Traversette is a bridle pass with an altitude of 2,947 metres in the Cottian Alps. Located between Crissolo and Abriès, it lies on the border between Italy and France and separates the Monviso from the Monte Granero.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Luca Bergamasco, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,950 metres
- Description: mountain pass
- Also known as: “Col de la Traversette / Colle Delle Traversette”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rocce Fourioun and Monte Granero.
Monte Granero
Peak
Photo: HeinrichStuerzl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monte Granero is a peak in the Cottian Alps, in western Piedmont, northern Italy. It has an elevation of 3,170 m. It is located between the Val Pellice and the Valle Po, not far from the boundary with France.
Monte Meidassa
Peak
Photo: HeinrichStuerzl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monte Meidassa is a peak in the Cottian Alps, in western Piedmont, northern Italy. The slightly higher Monte Granero is located nearby.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pian del Re.
Col de la Traversette
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Abriès-Ristolas, Arrondissement of Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.71089° or 44° 42′ 39″ northLongitude
7.06635° or 7° 3′ 59″ eastElevation
2,950 metres (9,678 feet)Open location code
8FP9P368+9GOpenStreetMap ID
node 293467280OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Russian—“Col de la Traversette” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Coll de la Traversette (Alps Cots)”
- Catalan: “Coll de la Traversette”
- Cebuano: “Colle delle Traversette”
- Czech: “Col de la Traversette”
- Czech: “Colle delle Traversette”
- Dutch: “Col de la Traversette”
- French: “col de la Traversette”
- French: “Col de la Traversette”
- German: “Col de la Traversette”
- German: “Colle delle Traversette”
- Italian: “Colle delle Traversette”
- Italian: “Colle Delle Traversette”
- Japanese: “トラヴェルセッテ峠”
- Russian: “Коль-де-ла-Траверсет”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Buco di Viso and Caserma Vallo Alpino.
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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 la Traversette”. Photo: Luca Bergamasco, CC BY 3.0.