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Aiguille du Pissoir · 3,440 m · 6.8 km S
Pass · Canton of Valais

Col de la Forclaz

1,530 m5,020 ft
Connects
Foret du Trouléro – Le Fays
Tonight
-1°CSnow · Wind 7 km/h W

Col de la Forclaz is a mountain pass at 1,530 m in Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It links Foret du Trouléro and Le Fays.

All facts
Saddle
1,530 m
Lowest point
1,085 m / 1,212 m
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Col de la Forclaz 3D map

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Col de la Forclaz topographic map

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Col de la Forclaz elevation profile

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Pass

Col de la Forclaz: the climb from each side

Saddle 1,530 mForet du Trouléro 1,085 m+445 m · 3.0 kmLe Fays 1,212 m+318 m · 2.8 km

Crossed by: 203 Route de la Forclaz, 203 La Forclaz

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

Weather

Col de la Forclaz weather

Tonight · Snow · -1°C (30°F) · 1.9 mm · Wind 7 km/h W

Col de la Forclaz forecast for about 1,530 m.

  • Tonight-1°1.9 mm7 km/h W
  • Today-1°2°11.0 mm8 km/h SW
  • Sun-2°8°15.9 mm7 km/h SW
  • Mon0°11°–4 km/h SW
  • Tue5°16°–3 km/h SW
  • Wed2°11°–4 km/h N
  • Thu3°12°–4 km/h N
  • Fri3°12°–5 km/h N
  • Sat3°11°3.5 mm6 km/h N
  • Sun2°6°4.4 mm4 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 la Forclaz

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.0 km ESE

    +2 more within 0.8 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Camping de l'Arpille

    0.1 km SW · +2 more within 5.5 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Refuge Le Peuty

    1.5 km SSW · +2 more within 4.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Peutex

    5.5 km N · +1 more within 7.0 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 11
PlaceDistance
Parking0.0 km ESE
Camping de l'ArpilleCampsite0.1 km SW
Parking0.6 km SW
PCParking0.8 km WSW
Refuge Le PeutyHut1.5 km SSW
Hut1.9 km WNW
Refuge du Col de BalmeHut4.4 km SW
Campsite4.8 km WSW
Camping Les MarécottesCampsite5.5 km N
PeutexCaravan site5.5 km N
Stellplatz MartignyCaravan site7.0 km NE
Slope

Slope

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

Mostly steep: more than half the view is steeper than 30°, the angle of most avalanche terrain.

Gentle, 0–15°
9.3%
Moderate, 15–30°
31.7%
Steep, 30–45°
48.9%
Cliffs, 45° and over
10.1%
Steeper than 30°
59.0% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
2,337 m low point 520 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 63.9%Grassland 28.9%Bare rock / sparse 4.2%Moss & lichen 1.2%Built-up 0.9%Snow & ice 0.8%

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

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 515 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Green-winged orchid174
  • Fireweed17
  • Pale-flowered Orchid14
  • Rusty-leaved Alpenrose12
  • Trumpet gentian10
  • Common Footman9
Where it sits

Where Col de la Forclaz sits

Range
Alps751Western Alps353Northwestern Alps309Graian Alps31Northern Graian Alps20Mont Blanc Alps19Mont Blanc massif19
Region
Canton of Valais117Switzerland432Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

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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 2026-07-24)
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)
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 · GeoNames · Wikipedia