Col des Faïsses
Col des Faïsses is a mountain saddle in Pellafol, Arrondissement of Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,699 metres. Col des Faïsses is situated nearby to the locality Les Baumes, as well as near the hamlet La Posterle.Places of Interest
Highlights include Grande Tête de l’Obiou and Église de l’Assomption des Payas.
Grande Tête de l’Obiou
Peak
Photo: Gede77, Public domain.
The Grande Tête de l'Obiou is a mountain in the French Prealps belonging to the French department of Isère. It is the highest peak of the Dévoluy Mountains and of the Dauphiné Prealps and the seventh most prominent summit of metropolitan France.
Église de l’Assomption des Payas
Place of worship
Photo: Fr.Latreille, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église de l’Assomption des Payas is a place of worship.
Église de l’Exaltation-de-la-Sainte-Croix de Monestier-d’Ambel
Church
Photo: Fr.Latreille, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église de l’Exaltation-de-la-Sainte-Croix de Monestier-d’Ambel is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Disdier and Cordéac.
Saint-Disdier
Village
Photo: Fr.Latreille, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Disdier is a former commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2013, Agnières-en-Dévoluy, La Cluse, Saint-Disdier, and Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy amalgamated into the new commune of Dévoluy.
Cordéac
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cordéac is a former commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Châtel-en-Trièves.
Quet-en-Beaumont
Village
Quet-en-Beaumont is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
Col des Faïsses
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,699 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Pellafol, Arrondissement of Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.7765° or 44° 46′ 35″ northLongitude
5.877° or 5° 52′ 37″ eastElevation
1,699 metres (5,574 feet)Open location code
8FP7QVGG+HQOpenStreetMap ID
node 442277028OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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