Col de Sencours
Col de Sencours is a mountain saddle in Sers, Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost, Occitanie and has an elevation of 2,378 metres. Col de Sencours is situated nearby to the locality Boucle du Jardin des Isards, as well as near the hamlet Super Barèges.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pic du Midi de Bigorre and Col du Tourmalet.
Pic du Midi de Bigorre
Peak
Photo: Nathan Hamblen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pic du Midi de Bigorre or simply the Pic du Midi is a mountain in the French Pyrenees. It is the site of the Pic du Midi Observatory.
Col du Tourmalet
Mountain saddle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Col du Tourmalet is one of the highest paved mountain passes in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side and the ski station La Mongie two-thirds of the way up.
The Giant of Tourmalet
Memorial
Photo: Adolfobrigido, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Giant of Tourmalet, frequently nicknamed Octave in honor of Octave Lapize, the first rider to cross the Col du Tourmalet in the Tour in 1910, is a monumental sculpture created by Jean-Bernard Métais and installed for part of the year at the Col du Tourmalet in France.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Artigues.
Col de Sencours
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,378 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Sers, Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.9309° or 42° 55′ 51″ northLongitude
0.1386° or 0° 8′ 19″ eastElevation
2,378 metres (7,802 feet)Open location code
8FJ2W4JQ+9FOpenStreetMap ID
node 844383875OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lac d’Oncet and Observatoire du Pic du Midi.
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