Col des Montets
Col des Montets is a mountain pass in the French Alps in the Haute-Savoie department of France. It is on the road between Chamonix, the Swiss Col de la Forclaz and Martigny in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Le Buet station and Aiguille de Praz Torent.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montroc and Le Tour.
Montroc
Hamlet
Col des Montets
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,472 metres
- Description: mountain pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.00391° or 46° 0′ 14″ north
Longitude
6.92363° or 6° 55′ 25″ east
Elevation
1,472 metres (4,829 feet)
Open location code
8FR82W3F+HF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Slovenian—“Col des Montets” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Col des Montets”
- Chinese: “蒙泰山口”
- Danish: “Col des Montets”
- Dutch: “Col des Montets”
- French: “col des Montets”
- French: “Col des Montets”
- French: “Montets, Col des”
- German: “Col des Montets”
- Italian: “Colle des Montets”
- Polish: “Col des Montets”
- Portuguese: “Passo dos Montets”
- Slovenian: “Col des Montets”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Tré-le-Champ - le Haut and Tré-le-Champ - le Bas.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Chalet de la Réserve Naturelle des Aiguilles Rouges and Blocs du Col des Montets.
Haute-Savoie: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Annecy and Annemasse.
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