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 Town hall of Pellafol.

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.

Town hall of Pellafol

Town hall

Photo: Fr.Latreille, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

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
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Latitude

44.7765° or 44° 46′ 35″ north

Longitude

5.877° or 5° 52′ 37″ east

Elevation

1,699 metres (5,574 feet)

Open location code

8FP7QVGG+HQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 442277028

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

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Localities in the Area

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