Col de Crête Sèche
The Col de Crête Sèche is a mountain pass in the Alps, located between Switzerland and Italy. It lies at a height of 2,896 metres above sea level, between the massifs of Mont Gelé and Bec d'Epicoune, in the Pennine Alps.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,896 metres
- Description: mountain pass in the Alps
- Also known as: “Col de Crete Seche”, “Crete Seche”, and “Crête Sèche”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mont Gelé and Bec d’Epicoune.
Mont Gelé
Peak
Photo: Gariazzo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mont Gelé is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies between the valleys of Bagnes and Valpelline, on the main Alpine watershed.
Bec d’Epicoune
Peak
Photo: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bec d'Epicoune or Becca Rayette is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. On its northern side it overlooks the Otemma Glacier.
Fenêtre de Durand
Photo: Olivier Bruchez, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Fenêtre de Durand is an Alpine pass connecting Switzerland and Italy. It connects Fionnay on its northern side to Valpelline on its southern side. At an elevation of 2,797 metres above sea level, the Fenêtre de Durand is the lowest pass on the main chain of the Alps between the Grand Combin and the Weissmies.
Col de Crête Sèche
- Categories: mountain, mountain pass, and landform
- Location: Bionaz, Aosta Valley, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.89949° or 45° 53′ 58″ northLongitude
7.39102° or 7° 23′ 28″ eastElevation
2,896 metres (9,501 feet)Open location code
8FQ9V9XR+QCOpenStreetMap ID
node 302955197OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Col de Crête Sèche” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كريتي شيشي”
- Dutch: “Crête Sèche”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كريتى شيشى”
- French: “col de Crête Sèche”
- French: “Col de Crête Sèche”
- French: “Crête Sèche, Col de”
- Georgian: “კრეტ-სეში”
- Italian: “Colle di Crête Sèche”
- Ladin: “Crête Sèche”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Crête Sèche”
- Russian: “Крет Сеш”
- Venetian: “Cołe de Crête Sèche”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Glacier de Crête Sèche and Mont Berlon.
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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 de Crête Sèche”. Photo: Cruccone, CC BY 3.0.