Pass · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Col de la Faucille

1,299 m4,262 ft

Connects: Le Creux de la Mainaz – Couture
Tonight: -1°CSnow · Wind 16 km/h W

Col de la Faucille is a mountain pass at 1,299 m in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It links Le Creux de la Mainaz and Couture.

All facts

Saddle: 1,299 m
Lowest point: 746 m / 984 m

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3D map

Col de la Faucille 3D map

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Surface

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Topographic map

Col de la Faucille topographic map

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Col de la Faucille elevation profile

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Print & wall

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GIS & GPS

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Pass

Col de la Faucille: the climb from each side

Crossed by: D 1005 Route de la Faucille, Chemin du Facteur

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

Weather

Col de la Faucille weather

Tonight · Snow · -1°C (30°F) · 3.7 mm · Wind 16 km/h W

Col de la Faucille forecast for about 1,299 m.

Tonight-1°3.7 mm16 km/h W
Today-1°1°14.4 mm22 km/h S
Sun-2°7°17.3 mm23 km/h S
Mon-3°10°–7 km/h W
Tue4°15°0.5 mm5 km/h S
Wed2°10°0.4 mm6 km/h N
Thu1°10°–4 km/h E
Fri1°11°–2 km/h NE
Sat2°9°4.1 mm4 km/h W
Sun-2°4°4.3 mm10 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 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Col de la Faucille

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

Nearest parking
0.0 km S
+2 more within 0.1 km
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Nearest hut
Chalet Forestier du Turet
0.8 km E · +2 more within 6.2 km
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Nearest caravan site
Mijoux - La Bissaude
1.3 km W · +1 more within 4.5 km
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Nearest campsite
Aire de bivouac
3.5 km W · +2 more within 7.8 km
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Nearest trailhead
7.3 km ESE
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All mapped places 12

Place	Distance
Parking	0.0 km S
Parking	0.1 km WSW
Parking	0.1 km SE
Chalet Forestier du TuretHut	0.8 km E
Mijoux - La BissaudeCaravan site	1.3 km W
Aire de bivouacCampsite	3.5 km W
La VesancièreHut	4.4 km ENE
Lamoura - Route de LajouxCaravan site	4.5 km WNW
Les GenêtsCampsite	5.4 km SE
Chalet de la FrasseHut	6.2 km N
Trailhead	7.3 km ESE
Huttopia Camping Divonne les BainsCampsite	7.8 km E

Slope

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

Mostly gentle: 54% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

53.9%

Moderate, 15–30°

32.7%

Steep, 30–45°

12.1%

Cliffs, 45° and over

1.3%

Steeper than 30°: 13.4% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 1,045 m low point 566 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 76.4%Grassland 20.8%Built-up 2.2%Cropland 0.5%

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 la Faucille.

Summit list 6

1Petit Montrond1,549 m 1.2 km SSW
2Notre-Dame des Neiges1,445 m 1.4 km ENE
3Le Turet1,400 m 1.5 km ESE
4Montrond1,600 m 2.5 km SSW
5Grand Monrond1,620 m 2.9 km SSW
6La Vigoureuse1,347 m 3.5 km NW

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 979 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Great Tit78
Eurasian Blue Tit49
Common Chaffinch41
Hawfinch38
Silver-washed Fritillary31
Marsh Tit31

Where it sits

Where Col de la Faucille sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Mont TendrePeak · 1,679 m34 km NE

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 2026-09-23)
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)
Sources: Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia

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