Col de Lèche
Col de Lèche is a mountain saddle in Arette, Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine and has an elevation of 1,760 metres. Col de Lèche is situated nearby to the locality Leizeko Zingla, as well as near Pas de Caque.Places of Interest
Highlights include La Verna Cave and Col de la Pierre St Martin.
La Verna Cave
Photo: Camuspeleo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Verna is a show cave in the commune of Sainte-Engrâce in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in France. 660 metres of mined tunnel leads into the Salle de la Verna, the largest chamber in a show cave in the world.
Col de la Pierre St Martin
Mountain saddle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Col de la Pierre Saint-Martin is a mountain pass on the France–Spain border in the western Pyrenees in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Navarra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sainte-Engrâce and Col de Soudet.
Sainte-Engrâce
Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sainte-Engrâce is a village in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, located in the remote, mountainous Basque province of Soule. The village is world-renowned among geologists and cavers and serves as a gateway to some of the most spectacular natural wonders in the Pyrenees, including a massive underground cave system and a deep, verdant canyon.
Col de Lèche
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,760 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Arette, Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.9701° or 42° 58′ 12″ northLongitude
-0.7756° or 0° 46′ 32″ westElevation
1,760 metres (5,774 feet)Open location code
8CJXX6CF+2QOpenStreetMap ID
node 884218513OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Col de Lèche” goes by many names.
- Occitan (post 1500): “Còth de Lèisha”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Leizeko Zingla and Pas de Caque.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Réservoir du Col de Lèche and Abreuvoir du Col de Lèche.
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