Col du Palet
Col du Palet is a mountain saddle in Tignes, Arrondissement of Albertville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 2,651 metres. Col du Palet is situated nearby to the locality Plan de Janin, as well as near Le Chardonnet.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Ibex73, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Signal du Palet and Aiguille Noire de Pramecou.
Aiguille Noire de Pramecou
Peak
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aiguille Noire de Pramecou is a peak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Friburge and Val-d’Isère.
Friburge
Hamlet
Photo: Espirat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Friburge is a small hamlet in Champagny-en-Vanoise in the French Alps. The nearest towns are Champagny, Brides-les-Bains, and Moûtiers. Friburge is historically significant as the possible birthplace of Pope Innocent V, and for the fact that it is commonly confused with the town of Freiburg. Friburge is situated 8 km west of Col du Palet.
Val-d’Isère
Photo: Jerome Bon, CC BY 2.0.
Val-d'Isère is a commune of the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in southeastern France. It lies 5 km from the border with Italy. It is on the border of the Vanoise National Park created in 1963, with good transport links in and out of Lyon, Geneva and Chambéry.
Col du Palet
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,651 metres
- Description: Mountain pass
- Categories: col and landform
- Location: Tignes, Arrondissement of Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.4562° or 45° 27′ 22″ northLongitude
6.86362° or 6° 51′ 49″ eastElevation
2,651 metres (8,698 feet)Open location code
8FQ8FV47+FCOpenStreetMap ID
node 1929858513OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Col du Palet” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Col du Palet”
- French: “col du Palet”
- French: “Col du Palet”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Plan de Janin and Le Chardonnet.
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Highlights include Col de la Croix des Frêtes and Gouille d’Eau.
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