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Rocher Blanc · 2,928 m · 7.4 km W
Pass · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Col de la Croix de Fer

2,009 m6,591 ft
Connects
L'Église – Longe Combe
Tonight
-4°CSnow · Wind 6 km/h W

Col de la Croix de Fer is a mountain pass at 2,009 m in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It links L'Église and Longe Combe.

All facts
Saddle
2,009 m
Lowest point
1,521 m / 1,582 m
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Pass

Col de la Croix de Fer: the climb from each side

Saddle 2,009 mL'Église 1,521 m+488 m · 3.0 kmLonge Combe 1,582 m+427 m · 3.0 km

Crossed by: D 926 Route du Col de la Croix de Fer, Ancien Chemin du Pré au Col de la Croix de Fer, Ancien chemin du Pré au Col de la Croix de Fer

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

3D map

Col de la Croix de Fer 3D map

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Topographic map

Col de la Croix de Fer terrain and contours

50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

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Col de la Croix de Fer elevation profile

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Weather

Col de la Croix de Fer weather

Tonight · Snow · -4°C (25°F) · 2.0 mm · Wind 6 km/h W

Col de la Croix de Fer forecast for about 2,009 m.

  • Tonight-4°2.0 mm6 km/h W
  • Today-5°-2°7.6 mm6 km/h NW
  • Sun-7°3°22.0 mm9 km/h SW
  • Mon-2°8°–6 km/h S
  • Tue2°13°–3 km/h W
  • Wed-2°8°–6 km/h N
  • Thu1°11°–4 km/h NW
  • Fri1°9°–5 km/h N
  • Sat1°6°0.6 mm6 km/h N
  • Sun-1°3°3.0 mm5 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 de la Croix de Fer

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.1 km S

    +2 more within 1.1 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Domaine du trappeur

    1.2 km ESE · +2 more within 6.5 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Refuge de l'Étendard

    3.4 km SW

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 7
PlaceDistance
Parking0.1 km S
Parking0.1 km SE
Parking1.1 km SE
Domaine du trappeurCampsite1.2 km ESE
Refuge de l'ÉtendardHut3.4 km SW
Camping Municipal de la TignyCampsite6.3 km ENE
Camping-Caravaneige du ColCampsite6.5 km ENE
Slope

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°
48.9%
Steep, 30–45°
27.9%
Cliffs, 45° and over
2.2%
Steeper than 30°
30.1% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
1,307 m low point 1,422 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 80.8%Bare rock / sparse 7.5%Trees 6.8%Moss & lichen 3.9%

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

Where it sits

Where Col de la Croix de Fer sits

Range
Alps751
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes44France176Europe2,143
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Sources

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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)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
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)
Sources
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