Col du Granier

Col du Granier is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie in France which crosses the Chartreuse Mountains to connect the villages of Entremont-le-Vieux, Apremont and Chapareillan.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Mont Granier and Mont Joigny.

Mont Granier

Peak

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Mont Granier is a limestone mountain located between the départements of Savoie and Isère in France. It lies in the Chartreuse Mountains range of the French Prealps between the towns of Chapareillan and Entremont-le-Vieux.

Mont Joigny

Peak

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Mont Joigny is a mountain in the Chartreuse Mountains in Savoie, France. It lies west of the Col du Granier and north of Entremont-le-Vieux.

Lac Noir

Pond

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Lac Noir is a pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Entremont-le-Vieux and Le Désert d’Entremont.

Entremont-le-Vieux

Village

Entremont-le-Vieux

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Entremont-le-Vieux is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 648.

Le Désert d’Entremont

Hamlet

Le Désert d’Entremont

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Le Desert d'Entremont is a winter sports resort in the commune of Entremont-le-Vieux located in the Chartreuse Mountains. It lies between the communes of Entremont-le-Vieux and Corbel.

Chapareillan

Village

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Chapareillan is a commune in the Isère department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.

Col du Granier

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,134 metres
Description: mountain pass in the French Alps
Categories: mountain pass and landform
Location: Apremont, Arrondissement of Chambéry, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude

45.4805° or 45° 28′ 50″ north

Longitude

5.91498° or 5° 54′ 54″ east

Elevation

1,134 metres (3,720 feet)

Open location code

8FQ7FWJ7+5X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5761708007

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Col du Granier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Luxembourgish—“Col du Granier” goes by many names.

Catalan: “coll de Granier”
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Dutch: “Col du Granier”
French: “col du Granier”
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Luxembourgish: “Col du Granier”

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Notable Places Nearby

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