Colle della Rho
The Colle della Rho or Col de la Roue is a mountain col at 2,541 metres, at the border between the massif des Cerces and the Cottian Alps.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: F Ceragioli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,882 metres
- Description: mountain pass of the Cottian Alps
- Also known as: “Col de la Roue / Colle della Rho”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Le Grand Argentier and Punta Nera.
Le Grand Argentier
Peak
Photo: Franco56, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Le Grand Argentier is a mountain of Savoie. It lies in the Cottian Alps range at an elevation of 3,042 metres above sea level.
Punta Nera
Peak
Photo: F Ceragioli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Punta Nera is a mountain of Savoie and of the Province of Turin. It lies in the Cottian Alps range. It has an elevation of 3,047 metres above sea level.
Rocca Bernauda
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Rocca Bernauda is a mountain of the Alps of 3,222 metres. It is currently the westernmost point of Italy since the cession of Valle Stretta at the Paris Peace Treaties of 1947.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bardonecchia and Melezet.
Bardonecchia
Photo: Hairless Heart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bardonecchia is a town and comune in Piedmont in the upper Susa Valley. It is an important centre for winter sports with two ski areas: Colomion-Les Arnauds-Melezet and Jafferau.
Rochemolles
Hamlet
Photo: patano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rochemolles is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km east of Colle della Rho.
Colle della Rho
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Modane, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.1161° or 45° 6′ 58″ northLongitude
6.64271° or 6° 38′ 34″ eastElevation
2,882 metres (9,455 feet)Open location code
8FQ84J8V+C3OpenStreetMap ID
node 9342935189OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Colle della Rho” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Colle della Rho”
- French: “col de la Roue”
- French: “Col de la Roue”
- Italian: “Colle della Rho”
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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 “Colle della Rho”. Photo: F Ceragioli, CC BY-SA 3.0.