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Pass · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Col Bayard

1,246 m4,088 ft

Tonight: 1°CPartly cloudy · Wind 13 km/h NW

Col Bayard is a mountain pass at 1,246 m in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

All facts

Saddle: 1,246 m
Lowest point: 1,021 m / 1,122 m

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Pass

Col Bayard: the climb from each side

No mapped road or trail crosses the saddle.

Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.

3D map

Col Bayard 3D map

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Surface

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Col Bayard terrain and contours

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Col Bayard elevation profile

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Weather

Col Bayard weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 1°C (34°F) · Wind 13 km/h NW

Col Bayard forecast for about 1,246 m.

Tonight1°–13 km/h NW
Today0°7°–15 km/h NW
Sun4°12°2.8 mm10 km/h W
Mon3°17°–10 km/h NW
Tue6°16°–6 km/h NW
Wed6°14°–10 km/h NW
Thu4°15°–5 km/h SE
Fri4°13°–4 km/h S
Sat2°12°–8 km/h NW
Sun2°12°–10 km/h NW

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Col Bayard

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Col Bayard, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest parking
0.6 km N
+2 more within 0.8 km
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Nearest campsite
Camping Napoléon
3.4 km S · +2 more within 6.1 km
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Nearest caravan site
Aire de camping-car Gap Tokoro
5.2 km SSE · +1 more within 7.0 km
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Nearest hut
ancienne cabane du berger
5.7 km W · +1 more within 6.8 km
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All mapped places 10

Place	Distance
Parking	0.6 km N
Parking	0.7 km N
Parking	0.8 km NNE
Camping NapoléonCampsite	3.4 km S
Camping Locations Alpes DauphinéCampsite	3.7 km S
Aire de camping-car Gap TokoroCaravan site	5.2 km SSE
ancienne cabane du bergerHut	5.7 km W
Les Rives du DracCampsite	6.1 km N
Cabane du MoutetHut	6.8 km NNW
Aire de camping-car de St BonnetCaravan site	7.0 km N

Slope

Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 62% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

61.5%

Moderate, 15–30°

27.5%

Steep, 30–45°

10.4%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.6%

Steeper than 30°: 11.0% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 1,322 m low point 830 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 47.0%Trees 43.4%Cropland 6.6%Built-up 1.4%Bare rock / sparse 1.2%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4 km of Col Bayard.

Summit list 4

1Pic de la Greysinière1,881 m 2.8 km W
2Pic de Gleize2,161 m 3.6 km WNW
3Pic de l'Aiguille2,140 m 3.7 km NW
4Pic de Chaudun2,146 m 3.8 km WNW

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 798 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Tube Checkered Lily37
Elder-flowered Orchid30
Haller's pasqueflower23
Alpine Pasqueflower18
Silver Eryngo16
Rhaponticum heleniifolium16

Where it sits

Where Col Bayard sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Glacier Noir41 km NE

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Print & wall

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-22)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
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Col Bayard

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