Col de Portet
The Col de Portet is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées and the Occitanie region. The eastern side of the pass is located in the heart of the skiing area above Saint-Lary-Soulan, and is the winter home of the snowpark of the resort.Photo: Teddy65170, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lac de l’Oule and Lac inférieur.
Lac de l’Oule
Reservoir
Photo: Photophile38, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lac de l'Oule is a lake in Hautes-Pyrénées, France. At an elevation of 1819 m, its surface area is 58 ha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aulon and Aragnouet.
Aulon
Village
Photo: mcanevet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aulon is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France.
Aragnouet
Village
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aragnouet is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France. It is near with the Spanish border.
Tramezaïgues
Village
Photo: Fifistorien, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tramezaïgues or Tramezaygues is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, in the Occitanie region of France.
Col de Portet
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,215 metres
- Description: French Pyrenees mountain pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Saint-Lary-Soulan, Arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
42.8331° or 42° 49′ 59″ northLongitude
0.2365° or 0° 14′ 11″ eastElevation
2,215 metres (7,267 feet)Open location code
8FJ2R6MP+6HOpenStreetMap ID
node 295736541OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleWikidata ID
Q42178369
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Italian—“Col de Portet” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Porteteko mendatea”
- Bavarian: “Col de Portet”
- Catalan: “Col de Portet”
- Dutch: “Col de Portet”
- French: “col de Portet”
- French: “Col de Portet”
- German: “Col de Portet”
- Hebrew: “מעבר פורטה”
- Italian: “colle di Portet”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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