Col du Lautaret
Col du Lautaret is a high mountain pass in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France. It marks the boundary between the valleys of the Romanche and the Guisane, a tributary of the Durance which has its source at the col.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret and Col du Galibier.
Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret
Park
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The Lautaret Alpine Garden is an alpine botanical garden located at 2100 metres altitude in the Col du Lautaret of the Dauphiné Alps, near Villar-d'Arêne, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Col du Galibier
Mountain saddle
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The Col du Galibier is a mountain pass in the southern region of the French Dauphiné Alps near Grenoble. It is the eighth highest paved road in the Alps, and recurrently the highest point of the Tour de France. Col du Galibier is situated 3 km north of Col du Lautaret.
Grand Galibier
Peak
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Grand Galibier is a mountain of the Cottian Alps in Savoie, France. It is the highest mountain of the Massif des Cerces, a small chain of mountains located about 20 km northwest of Briançon, deep in the heart of the French Alps. Grand Galibier is situated 4 km northeast of Col du Lautaret.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Pied du Col and Le Lauzet.
Le Pied du Col
Hamlet
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Le Pied du Col is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km west of Col du Lautaret.
Le Lauzet
Hamlet
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Le Lauzet is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km southeast of Col du Lautaret.
Col du Lautaret
- Type: Pass with an elevation of 2,058 metres
- Description: mountain pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Le Monêtier-les-Bains, Arrondissement of Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Col du Lautaret” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “coll del Lautaret”
- Catalan: “Coll del Lautaret”
- Cebuano: “Col du Lautaret”
- Czech: “Col du Lautaret”
- Danish: “Col du Lautaret”
- Dutch: “Col du Lautaret”
- Dutch: “Lautaretpas”
- French: “col du Lautaret”
- French: “Col du Lautaret”
- German: “Col du Lautaret”
- Italian: “Col du Lautaret”
- Italian: “Colle del Lautaret”
- Japanese: “ロータレ峠”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Col du Lautaret”
- Polish: “Lautaret”
- Polish: “Przełęcz Lautaret”
- Slovenian: “Col du Lautaret”
- Spanish: “Col de Lautaret”
- Swedish: “Col du Lautaret”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Madeleine and Villar-d’Arêne.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Reserve naturelle de Combeynot and Glacier de Combeynot.
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