Sommeiller Pass

Sommeiller Pass is a mountain saddle in Bardonecchia, Province of Turin, Piedmont and has an elevation of 3,005 metres. Sommeiller Pass is situated nearby to the locality Pian dei Frati, as well as near Plan d’Étache.

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Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 3,005 metres
Description: mountain pass
Also known as: “Col de Sommeiller / Colle del Sommeiller”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Punta Sommeiller and Rognosa d’Etiache.

Punta Sommeiller

Peak

Punta Sommeiller

Photo: Franco56, Public domain.

Punta Sommeiller or Pointe Sommeiller is a mountain of the Province of Turin, Italy and of Savoie, France. It lies in the Cottian Alps range. It has an elevation of 3,333 metres above sea level.

Rognosa d’Etiache

Peak

Rognosa d’Etiache

Photo: Franco56, Public domain.

Rognosa d'Etiache or Rognosa d'Étache is a mountain in the Cottian Alps on the border of Turin, Italy, and Savoie, France. It has an elevation of 3,382 metres above sea level.

Monte Ambin

Peak

Photo: F Ceragioli, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Monte Ambin is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Colombano and Deveys.

San Colombano

Hamlet

Photo: Georgius LXXXIX, CC BY-SA 3.0.

San Colombano is a hamlet.

Deveys

Hamlet

Photo: Georgius LXXXIX, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Deveys is a hamlet.

Rochemolles

Hamlet

Photo: patano, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rochemolles is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km west of Sommeiller Pass.

Sommeiller Pass

Category: landform
Location: Bardonecchia, Province of Turin, Piedmont, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

45.13322° or 45° 7′ 60″ north

Longitude

6.84585° or 6° 50′ 45″ east

Elevation

3,005 metres (9,859 feet)

Open location code

8FQ84RMW+78

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3751336934

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Sommeiller Pass from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Italian—“Sommeiller Pass” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Colle Sommeiller”
Czech: “Col de Sommeiller”
Dutch: “Col de Sommeiller”
French: “Col de Sommeiller”
French: “Col Sommeiller”
German: “Col de Sommeiller”
German: “Colle Sommeiller”
Italian: “Colle del Sommeiller”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pian dei Frati and Plan d’Étache.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Colle Sommeiller Viewpoint and Lake Sommelier.

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