Brèche Colomb
Brèche Colomb is a mountain saddle in Belvédère, Arrondissement of Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Brèche Colomb is situated nearby to the locality La Barme, as well as near Le Balaour.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cime du Gélas and Cime de la Malédie.
Cime du Gélas
Peak
Photo: Gede77, Public domain.
Cime du Gélas is a 3,143 m high mountain on the boundary between France and Italy. It is part of the Maritime Alps. It is the highest peak of the Mercantour National Park, while on the Italian side it is included in the Maritime Alps Natural Park.
Cime de la Malédie
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cime de la Malédie is a mountain in the Maritime Alps, on the France–Italy border. Its French part is located in the upper Gordolasque valley, in the commune of Belvédère, in the department of Alpes-Maritimes.
Monte Clapier
Peak
Photo: Iros, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Monte Clapier is a mountain in the Maritime Alps, on the boundary between the province of Cuneo and the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vallée des merveilles.
Vallée des merveilles
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Vallée des Merveilles, also known in Italian as the Valle delle Meraviglie, is a part of the Mercantour National Park in southern France. It holds the largest quantity of open-air Bronze Age petroglyphs in Europe, after Val Camonica in Italy, and is given special note for the area's inclusion for the European Diploma of Protected Areas.
Brèche Colomb
- Type: Mountain saddle
- Category: landform
- Location: Belvédère, Arrondissement of Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.1039° or 44° 6′ 14″ northLongitude
7.3863° or 7° 23′ 11″ eastOpen location code
8FP9493P+GGOpenStreetMap ID
node 8958069895OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Barme and Le Balaour.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Caïre Colomb and Pas du Mont Colomb.
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