Col du Bonhomme
Col du Bonhomme is a mountain saddle in Saint-Julien-Mont-Denis, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 2,412 metres. Col du Bonhomme is situated nearby to the locality Lechepre, as well as near Moupy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hoodoo and Grand Perron des Encombres.
Hoodoo
Stone
Photo: Ziegler175, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A hoodoo is a tall, thin spire of rock formed by erosion. Hoodoos typically consist of relatively soft rock topped by harder, less easily eroded stone that protects each column from the elements.
Croix des Têtes
Peak
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hermillon and Les Karellis.
Hermillon
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hermillon is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune La Tour-en-Maurienne.
Les Karellis
Hamlet
Photo: CrlNvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Les Karellis is a ski resort in the Maurienne Valley, located in the commune of Montricher-Albanne, in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The station was opened in 1975.
Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne
Village
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Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne is situated 8 km south of Col du Bonhomme.
Col du Bonhomme
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,412 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Saint-Julien-Mont-Denis, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.28416° or 45° 17′ 3″ northLongitude
6.44744° or 6° 26′ 51″ eastElevation
2,412 metres (7,913 feet)Open location code
8FQ87CMW+MXOpenStreetMap ID
node 2376319355OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
3031806
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