Col des Aravis
The Col des Aravis is a mountain pass in the French Alps that connects the towns of La Clusaz in Haute-Savoie with La Giettaz in Savoie. At 1487 m it is the lowest pass in the Aravis Range of mountains.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chapelle Sainte-Anne des Aravis and Aiguille de Borderan.
Chapelle Sainte-Anne des Aravis
Church
Photo: Tangopaso, Public domain.
Chapelle Sainte-Anne des Aravis is a church.
Aiguille de Borderan
Peak
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Aiguille de Borderan is a mountain in the Aravis Massif in Savoie and Haute-Savoie, France.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Clusaz and Saint-Jean-de-Sixt.
La Clusaz
Photo: KlausFoehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Clusaz is a town in the French Alps. Together with the neighboring town of Grand Bornand, La Clusaz forms the center of the Aravis ski area. Different from many French ski resorts, the atmosphere of La Clusaz remains true to the alpine village.
Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
Village
Photo: Zivax, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Jean-de-Sixt is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. It lies in the Aravis Range of the French Alps.
Flumet
Village
Photo: Anthospace, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Flumet is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Col des Aravis
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,486 metres
- Description: mountain pass in the French Alps
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: La Giettaz, Arrondissement of Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.87228° or 45° 52′ 20″ northLongitude
6.46487° or 6° 27′ 54″ eastElevation
1,486 metres (4,875 feet)Open location code
8FQ8VFC7+WWOpenStreetMap ID
node 333278195OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Col des Aravis” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “coll d’Aravis”
- Catalan: “Coll d’Aravis”
- Cebuano: “Col des Aravis”
- Dutch: “Col des Aravis”
- French: “col des Aravis”
- French: “Col des Aravis”
- German: “Col des Aravis”
- Italian: “Colle des Aravis”
- Portuguese: “Passo des Aravis”
- Spanish: “Col des Aravis”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Adroit des Aravis and La Zorette.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include L’Arête à Marion and Pointe des Aravis.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Col des Aravis”. Photo: chisloup, CC BY 3.0.