Col des Chamois

Col des Chamois is a pass in Ollomont, Province of Aosta, Aosta Valley and has an elevation of 3,255 metres. Col des Chamois is situated nearby to the hamlet Barliard, as well as near Vaud.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mont Vélan and Mont de la Gouille.

Mont Vélan

Peak

Photo: Herzi Pinki, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mont Vélan is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. At 3,727 metres, Mont Vélan is the highest summit lying between the Great St Bernard Pass and Grand Combin.

Mont de la Gouille

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.

Mont de la Gouille is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Bourg-Saint-Pierre in the canton of Valais. It belong to the Mont Vélan massif.

The Petit Vélan is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Bourg-Saint-Pierre in the canton of Valais. It lies NW of Mont Vélan. Petit Vélan is situated 2½ km northwest of Col des Chamois.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bourg-Saint-Pierre.

Bourg-Saint-Pierre

Village

Photo: ChristiaanPR, CC0.

Bourg-Saint-Pierre is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Bourg-Saint-Pierre is the highest inhabited locality of the valley and the last village when ascending the Great Saint Bernard Pass. Bourg-Saint-Pierre is situated 7 km northwest of Col des Chamois.

Col des Chamois

Type: Pass with an elevation of 3,255 metres
Category: landform
Location: Ollomont, Province of Aosta, Aosta Valley, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

45.89656° or 45° 53′ 48″ north

Longitude

7.26661° or 7° 15′ 60″ east

Elevation

3,255 metres (10,679 feet)

Open location code

8FQ9V7W8+JJ

GeoNames ID

11074393

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In Other Languages

“Col des Chamois” goes by many names.

French: “Chamois, Col des”

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