Col de Restefond
Col de Restefond is a high mountain pass in the French Alps, near the border with Italy. It is situated on the flanks of le Restefonde within the Mercantour National Park in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Col de la Bonette and Ouvrage Restefond.
Col de la Bonette
Mountain saddle
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Col de la Bonette is a high mountain pass in the French Alps, near the border with Italy. It is situated within the Mercantour National Park on the border of the departments of Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Ouvrage Restefond
Fort
Ouvrage Restefond is a work of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of one artillery block and three observation blocks at the summit of the Col de la Bonette.
Cime de la Bonette
Scenic viewpoint
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Cime de la Bonette is a mountain in the French Alps, near the border with Italy. It is situated within the Mercantour National Park on the border of the departments of Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, between the Ubaye Valley and the valley of the Tinée River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Camp des Fourches and Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage.
Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage
Village
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Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage is situated 7 km southeast of Col de Restefond.
Enchastrayes
Village
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Enchastrayes is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. The Enciastraia mountain is located in the communal territory, on the boundary with Piedmont, part of northern Italy. Enchastrayes is situated 10 km west of Col de Restefond.
Col de Restefond
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,575 metres
- Description: Mountain pass in the French Alps
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Jausiers, Arrondissement of Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.33631° or 44° 20′ 11″ northLongitude
6.80842° or 6° 48′ 30″ eastElevation
2,575 metres (8,448 feet)Open location code
8FP88RP5+G9OpenStreetMap ID
node 1741531447OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Polish—“Col de Restefond” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Col de Restefond”
- Dutch: “Col de Restefond”
- French: “col de Restefond”
- French: “Col de Restefond”
- German: “Col de Restefond”
- Italian: “colle di Restefond”
- Polish: “Col de Restefond”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sommet de Restefond and Le Restefond.
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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 Restefond”. Photo: Prouzet, CC BY-SA 3.0.