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.

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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

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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

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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.

Église Saint-Martin de Saint-Martin-d’Arc

Church

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Église Saint-Martin de Saint-Martin-d’Arc is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne and Saint-Martin-d’Arc.

Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne

Village

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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

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Saint-Martin-d'Arc is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Valloire

Village

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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
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Latitude

45.2027° or 45° 12′ 10″ north

Longitude

6.4446° or 6° 26′ 41″ east

Elevation

1,566 metres (5,138 feet)

Open location code

8FQ86C3V+3R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 60726578

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

Wikidata ID

Q1107529

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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”
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Danish: “Col du Télégraphe”
Dutch: “Col de Telegraphe”
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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”
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Swedish: “Col du Télégraphe”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Aire du Col du Télégraphe and Paquetage.

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