Col des Chevaux
Col des Chevaux is a pass in Orsières, Entremont District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,754 metres. Col des Chevaux is situated nearby to the locality Plan-de-la-Chaux, as well as near Colle Di Gran San Bernardo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monts Telliers and Great St Bernard Pass.
Monts Telliers
Peak
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Monts Telliers are a mountain with twin peaks in the Pennine Alps of Switzerland. It is relatively easy to reach from the Swiss side of the ascent towards the Great St.
Great St Bernard Pass
Mountain saddle
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The Great St Bernard Pass is the third highest road pass in Switzerland, at an elevation of 2,469 m. It connects Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland with Aosta in the region Aosta Valley in Italy. Great St Bernard Pass is situated 3½ km southeast of Col des Chevaux.
Pointe de Drône
Peak
The Pointe de Drône is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It lies west of the Great St. Bernard Pass.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Fouly and Bourg-Saint-Pierre.
La Fouly
Village
Photo: Aaquilino, Public domain.
La Fouly is a village in Val Ferret in the Swiss canton of Valais. At an altitude of 1,600 metres, it is part of the municipality of Orsières. It sits at the foot of Mont Dolent and the Tour Noir in the Mont Blanc massif. La Fouly is situated 6 km northwest of Col des Chevaux.
Bourg-Saint-Pierre
Village
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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 8 km northeast of Col des Chevaux.
Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses
Village
Photo: Patafisik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses is a comune in the Aosta Valley region of Italy. Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses is situated 8 km south of Col des Chevaux.
Col des Chevaux
- Type: Pass with an elevation of 2,754 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Orsières, Entremont District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.89404° or 45° 53′ 39″ northLongitude
7.14591° or 7° 8′ 45″ eastElevation
2,754 metres (9,035 feet)Open location code
8FQ9V4VW+J9GeoNames ID
11074397
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In Other Languages
“Col des Chevaux” goes by many names.
- French: “Bastillon, Col des”
- French: “Chevaux, Col des”
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Localities in the Area
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