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Pass · canton of Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis

Col de l'Iseran

2,724 m8,937 ft

Connects: Le Pays Désert – Petit Bois
Tonight: -10°CSnow · Wind 18 km/h W

Col de l'Iseran is a mountain pass at 2,724 m in canton of Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, France. It links Le Pays Désert and Petit Bois.

All facts

Saddle: 2,724 m
Lowest point: 2,399 m / 2,180 m

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Pass

Col de l'Iseran: the climb from each side

Crossed by: D 902

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

3D map

Col de l'Iseran 3D map

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Surface

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Col de l'Iseran terrain and contours

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Col de l'Iseran elevation profile

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Weather

Col de l'Iseran weather

Tonight · Snow · -10°C (14°F) · 2.3 mm · Wind 18 km/h W

Col de l'Iseran forecast for about 2,724 m.

Tonight-10°2.3 mm18 km/h W
Today-10°-7°9.7 mm12 km/h NW
Sun-11°0°16.4 mm17 km/h NW
Mon-9°1°–5 km/h E
Tue-4°6°–1 km/h E
Wed-6°2°–1 km/h N
Thu-7°2°–1 km/h NW
Fri-9°1°–4 km/h W
Sat-10°-1°1.2 mm5 km/h NW
Sun-13°-2°1.2 mm6 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 23, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Col de l'Iseran

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

Nearest parking
0.1 km NW
+2 more within 0.1 km
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Nearest hut
Refuge du Fond des Fours
3.5 km WSW · +2 more within 5.1 km
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Nearest campsite
Les Richardes
4.5 km NW · +1 more within 5.1 km
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All mapped places 8

Place	Distance
Parking	0.1 km NW
Parking	0.1 km NNE
Parking	0.1 km NNE
Hut	3.5 km WSW
Refuge du Fond des FoursHut	3.5 km WSW
Les RichardesCampsite	4.5 km NW
Bivouac SauvageCampsite	5.1 km W
Chalet de Bonneval-sur-ArcHut	5.1 km SSE

Slope

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

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

24.4%

Moderate, 15–30°

44.2%

Steep, 30–45°

27.2%

Cliffs, 45° and over

4.3%

Steeper than 30°: 31.5% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 1,520 m low point 1,822 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 38.7%Bare rock / sparse 26.5%Snow & ice 16.1%Moss & lichen 14.0%Trees 3.5%

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 de l'Iseran.

Summit list 9

1l’Ouillette3,082 m 1.5 km SW
2Signal de l'Iseran3,237 m 1.7 km NNE
3Pointe de l’Arselle3,110 m 2.3 km SW
4Pélaou Blanc3,135 m 2.8 km SW
5Pointe du Montet3,428 m 3.2 km E
6Pointe Pers3,327 m 3.2 km ENE
7Aiguille Pers3,386 m 3.3 km ENE
8L'Ouille Noire3,357 m 3.6 km ESE
9Pointe des Fours3,072 m 3.8 km SSW

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 542 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Moss Campion62
Purple Saxifrage50
Glacier Crowfoot49
Mountain Burnet39
Mount Cenis Bellflower38
Pyrenean Whitlow-grass34

Where it sits

Where Col de l'Iseran sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Gran ParadisoPeak · 4,061 m22 km ENE

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Print & wall

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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 2026-07-24)
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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