Col du Tourmalet

Col du Tourmalet is one of the highest paved mountain passes in the French , in the department of . Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side and the ski station two-thirds of the way up.
  • Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,115 metres (6,939 feet)
  • Description: mountain pass

Places of Interest Nearby

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The or simply the Pic du Midi is a mountain in the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Artigues and Barèges.
Etienne Baudon, Public domain.
Locality
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is a commune in the department in south-western .
9 km west of Col du Tourmalet
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Latitude
42.90839° or 42° 54′ 30″ north
Longitude
0.1453° or 0° 8′ 43″ east
Open location code
8FJ2W45W+94
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Open­Street­Map feature
natural = saddle
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tourism = attraction
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“Col du Tourmalet” goes by many names.
Col du TourmaletAsturian
TourmaletAsturian
TourmaletBasque
ode TourmaletBreton
Col du TourmaletCatalan
Coll del TormaletCatalan
Coll del TourmaletCatalan
TormaletCatalan
TourmaletCatalan
Col du TourmaletCebuano
图尔马莱山口Chinese
Col du TourmaletCzech
Col du TourmaletDanish
Col du TourmaletDutch
TourmaletDutch
Montpasejo de TourmaletEsperanto
Col du TourmaletFinnish
TourmaletFinnish
Col du TourmaletGalician
מעבר טורמאלהHebrew
קול דו טורמאלהHebrew
TourmaletHungarian
Col du TourmaletItalian
Colle del TourmaletItalian
TourmaletItalian
ツールマレー峠Japanese
トゥールマレー峠Japanese
トゥルマレ峠Japanese
Col du TourmaletLatvian
Turmalē pārejaLatvian
Кол ди ТурмалеMacedonian
Col du TourmaletNorwegian
Col du TourmaletNorwegian Bokmål
Col du TourmaletNorwegian Nynorsk
گردنه تورمالهPersian
Col du TourmaletPolish
Коль дю ТурмалеRussian
ТурмалеRussian
Col du TourmaletSlovenian
Col du TourmaletSwedish

Localities in the Area

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