Col de Balme
The Col de Balme is a high mountain pass of the Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and France. It connects Trient in the Swiss canton of Valais to Argentière in the French department of Haute-Savoie.Places of Interest
Highlights include Refuge du Col de Balme and Tête de Balme.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Tour and Trient.
Trient
Village
Trient is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Le Châtelard
Hamlet
Le Châtelard is a locality in the canton of Valais, Switzerland near the border with France.
Col de Balme
- Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,203 metres (7,228 feet)
- Description: high mountain pass of the Alps
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
46.02637° or 46° 1′ 35″ north
Longitude
6.97029° or 6° 58′ 13″ east
Open location code
8FR82XGC+G4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Col de Balme” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “coll de Balme”
- Croatian: “Col de Balme”
- French: “col de Balme”
- French: “Col de Balme”
- German: “Col de Balme”
- Italian: “colle di Balme”
- Portuguese: “Colo de Balme”
- Portuguese: “Passo de Balme”
- Slovenian: “Col de Balme”
- Swedish: “Col de Balme”
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Localities in the Area
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