Col du Télégraphe
Col du Télégraphe is a mountain pass in the French Alps situated above the Maurienne valley between the eastern end of the massif d'Arvan-Villards and the massif des Cerces.Photo: Tbc, Public domain.
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,566 metres
- Description: mountain pass
- Also known as: “Col du Telegraphe”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint-Michel–Valloire station and Fort du Télégraphe.
Saint-Michel–Valloire station
Railway station
Photo: Oxam Hartog, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Michel–Valloire is a railway station located in Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, Savoie, France. The station was opened on 17 March 1862 and is located on the Culoz–Modane railway. The train services are operated by SNCF.
Fort du Télégraphe
Fort
The Fort du Télégraphe, or Fort Berwick, is located in the Maurienne valley on the road to the Col du Galibier between Valloire and Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, at the Col du Télégraphe, dominating the valley of the Arc.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne and Saint-Martin-d’Arc.
Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Saint-Martin-d’Arc
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Martin-d'Arc is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Valloire
Village
Photo: jean-michel gobet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Valloire is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. The ski resort Valloire-Galibier is located in the commune, at the foot of the Col du Télégraphe and next to the ski resort of Valmeinier, France.
Col du Télégraphe
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Saint-Martin-d’Arc, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.2027° or 45° 12′ 10″ northLongitude
6.4446° or 6° 26′ 41″ eastElevation
1,566 metres (5,138 feet)Open location code
8FQ86C3V+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 60726578OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleWikidata ID
Q1107529
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Satellite Map
Discover Col du Télégraphe from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Col du Télégraphe” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Col du Télégraphe”
- Catalan: “Col du Telegraphe”
- Catalan: “Col du Télégraphe”
- Catalan: “Coll del Telegraphe”
- Catalan: “Coll del Télégraphe”
- Danish: “Col du Télégraphe”
- Dutch: “Col de Telegraphe”
- Dutch: “Col de Télégraphe”
- Dutch: “Col du Telegraphe”
- Dutch: “Col du Télégraphe”
- Dutch: “Telegraphe”
- Dutch: “Télégraphe”
- French: “Col du Telegraphe”
- French: “col du Télégraphe”
- French: “Col du télégraphe”
- French: “Col du Télégraphe”
- French: “Col Du Télégraphe”
- German: “Col du Télégraphe”
- Italian: “Col du Télégraphe”
- Italian: “Colle del Télégraphe”
- Luxembourgish: “Col du Télégraphe”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Col du Télégraphe”
- Portuguese: “Col du Télégraphe”
- Portuguese: “Colo do Telégrafo”
- Portuguese: “Passo do Telégrafo”
- Portuguese: “Passo do Télégraphe”
- Spanish: “Col du Telegraphe”
- Spanish: “Col du Telégraphe”
- Spanish: “Col du Télégraphe”
- Spanish: “Telegraphe”
- Spanish: “Telégraphe”
- Spanish: “Télégraphe”
- Swedish: “Col du Télégraphe”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Goutin and Les Grandes Seignières.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aire du Col du Télégraphe and Paquetage.
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