Maddalena Pass
The Maddalena Pass is a high mountain pass between the Cottian Alps and the Maritime Alps, located on the border between Italy and France. It connects Barcelonnette in France with Cuneo in Italy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,977 metres
- Description: mountain pass
- Also known as: “900”, “Col de l’Argentiere”, “Col de Larche / Colle della Maddalena”, “Colle di Larche”, and “Colle di Maddalena”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lago della Maddalena and Lac de l’Orrenaye.
Monte Oronaye
Peak
Photo: Orobicon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Monte Oronaye is a mountain of 3,104 metres in the Alpi Cozie, located along the border between Italy and France. It also lies on the watershed between the Valle Maira and the Valle dell'Ubayette, in French territory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Larche and Chiappera.
Larche
Hamlet
Photo: Berrucomons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Larche is a former commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Val-d'Oronaye.
Chiappera
Hamlet
Photo: Beppe.Olly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chiappera is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km north of Maddalena Pass.
Ferrere
Hamlet
Photo: Orobicon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ferrere is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km southeast of Maddalena Pass.
Maddalena Pass
- Categories: mountain pass, border crossing, and landform
- Location: Val-d’Oronaye, Arrondissement of Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.42183° or 44° 25′ 19″ northLongitude
6.89843° or 6° 53′ 54″ eastElevation
1,977 metres (6,486 feet)Open location code
8FP8CVCX+P9OpenStreetMap ID
node 928715494OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Satellite Map
Discover Maddalena Pass from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Maddalena Pass” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Colle della Maddalena”
- Chinese: “馬達萊納山口”
- Chinese: “马达莱纳山口”
- Danish: “Maddalena-passet”
- Dutch: “Col de Larche”
- Dutch: “Colle della Maddalena”
- French: “Col de la Madeleine”
- French: “col de Larche”
- French: “Col de Larche”
- German: “Col de Larche”
- German: “Colle della Maddalena”
- Hebrew: “מעבר מדלנה”
- Italian: “Colle della Maddalena”
- Japanese: “マッダレーナ峠”
- Lithuanian: “Madalenos perėja”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Còl de la Magdalena”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Pas de L’Archa”
- Polish: “Col de Larche”
- Polish: “Colle della Maddalena”
- Polish: “Maddalena (przełęcz)”
- Polish: “Maddalena”
- Turkish: “Maddalena Geçidi”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Le Pont Rouge and Le Trune.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle Sainte-Madeleine du col de Larche and Serre de la Pare.
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