Col de Clapier
Col de Clapier or Col du Clapier is a 2,477-metre-high mountain pass over the mountain massif Mont Cenis in the Cottian Alps and Graian Alps between Savoy in France and Piedmont in Italy. The bridle path goes from Bramans to Susa. There is no firm road.Photo: Franco56, Public domain.
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,482 metres
- Description: mountain pass
- Also known as: “Col Clapier / Colle Clapier”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mont Giusalet and Dents d’Ambin.
Mont Giusalet
Peak
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mont Giusalet is a mountain in the Ambin group of the Cottian Alps in Savoie, France, near the Italian border.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moncenisio and Bar Cenisio.
Moncenisio
Village
Photo: Sbisolo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moncenisio is the smallest comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 60 km west of Turin, on the border with France, in Val Cenischia.
Col de Clapier
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Val-Cenis, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.1682° or 45° 10′ 6″ northLongitude
6.9232° or 6° 55′ 23″ eastElevation
2,482 metres (8,143 feet)Open location code
8FQ85W9F+77OpenStreetMap ID
node 1409452160OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleWikidata ID
Q488473
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Italian—“Col de Clapier” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Coll de Clapier”
- Croatian: “Col de Clapier”
- Dutch: “Col de Clapier”
- French: “col Clapier”
- French: “Col Clapier”
- German: “Col de Clapier”
- Italian: “Colle Clapier”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Plauna dou Clapìe and Casabléintza.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort 39/45 and Laghi Clapier.
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