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Pass · canton of Guillaumes

Col de la Cayolle

2,311 m7,582 ft

Connects: Estenc – Les Eychalanches
Tonight: -6°CFog · Wind 13 km/h NW

Col de la Cayolle is a mountain pass at 2,311 m in canton of Guillaumes, France. It links Estenc and Les Eychalanches.

All facts

Saddle: 2,311 m
Lowest point: 1,717 m / 2,115 m

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Pass

Col de la Cayolle: the climb from each side

Crossed by: D 2202, D 902

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

3D map

Col de la Cayolle 3D map

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Surface

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Col de la Cayolle terrain and contours

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Col de la Cayolle elevation profile

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Weather

Col de la Cayolle weather

Tonight · Fog · -6°C (21°F) · Wind 13 km/h NW

Col de la Cayolle forecast for about 2,311 m.

Tonight-6°–13 km/h NW
Today-6°0°–12 km/h NW
Sun-5°6°0.8 mm19 km/h W
Mon1°11°–10 km/h W
Tue2°14°–6 km/h W
Wed-3°13°–4 km/h E
Thu-1°9°–6 km/h W
Fri-2°8°–8 km/h W
Sat-1°7°–5 km/h W
Sun-4°7°–9 km/h W

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 la Cayolle

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

Nearest parking
0.1 km N
+2 more within 0.6 km
Directions Map
Nearest hut
Refuge de la Cayolle
0.6 km NNE · +2 more within 3.7 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 6

Place	Distance
Parking	0.1 km N
Parking	0.3 km SSE
Refuge de la CayolleHut	0.6 km NNE
Parking	0.6 km N
Refuge de la CantonnièreHut	2.0 km SSE
Cabane du pêcheurHut	3.7 km SW

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°

20.9%

Moderate, 15–30°

39.9%

Steep, 30–45°

34.0%

Cliffs, 45° and over

5.2%

Steeper than 30°: 39.2% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 1,400 m low point 1,623 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 50.7%Bare rock / sparse 30.3%Trees 15.4%Moss & lichen 2.6%Water 0.8%

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 la Cayolle.

Summit list 5

1Le Trou de l'Aigle2,961 m 1.8 km WNW
2la Grand-Barre2,929 m 1.9 km NW
3le Perchoir de l'Aigle2,856 m 2.0 km W
4Mont Pelat3,051 m 3.2 km WNW
5Le Téton2,969 m 3.9 km WNW

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 755 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Alpine Marmot136
Alpine Ibex52
Northern Chamois46
Large Banded Grasshopper42
Common Brassy Ringlet40
Large Ringlet40

Where it sits

Where Col de la Cayolle sits

Nearby

Nearby places

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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 2026-07-22)
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 de la Cayolle

West → east through the centre

Nearest parking

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