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Col de la Loze

2,274 m7,461 ft
Connects
Courchevel – Combe de Morel
Tonight
-6°CSnow · Wind 9 km/h W

Col de la Loze is a mountain pass at 2,274 m in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It links Courchevel and Combe de Morel.

All facts
Saddle
2,274 m
Lowest point
1,691 m / 1,388 m
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Pass

Col de la Loze: the climb from each side

Saddle 2,274 mCourchevel 1,691 m+583 m · 3.0 kmCombe de Morel 1,388 m+886 m · 3.0 km

Crossed by: Route du Col de la Loze

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

3D map

Col de la Loze 3D map

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Topographic map

Col de la Loze terrain and contours

100 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.

Index contours every 500 mShowing west → east through the centre

Col de la Loze elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Col de la Loze weather

Tonight · Snow · -6°C (21°F) · 2.4 mm · Wind 9 km/h W

Col de la Loze forecast for about 2,274 m.

  • Tonight-6°2.4 mm9 km/h W
  • Today-6°-4°8.1 mm5 km/h SW
  • Sun-9°2°18.5 mm8 km/h SW
  • Mon-3°6°–5 km/h SE
  • Tue1°10°–3 km/h SE
  • Wed-1°6°–4 km/h NW
  • Thu-1°8°–4 km/h NW
  • Fri-3°7°–6 km/h NW
  • Sat-2°5°0.3 mm6 km/h NW
  • Sun-5°1°2.7 mm6 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 Loze

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

  • Nearest parking

    Altiport

    1.8 km W · +2 more within 1.8 km

  • Nearest trailhead

    Courchevel La Tania

    3.1 km NNW

  • Nearest hut

    Refuge du Plan

    5.3 km S · +2 more within 6.2 km

  • Nearest campsite

    Camplodge 3 Vallées

    6.3 km NNW · +1 more within 6.3 km

All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Parking1.6 km W
Parking1.8 km W
AltiportParking1.8 km W
Courchevel La TaniaTrailhead3.1 km NNW
Refuge du PlanHut5.3 km S
Refuge du ChristHut6.1 km WNW
Refuge de la TrayeHut6.2 km WNW
Camplodge 3 ValléesCampsite6.3 km NNW
Huttopia Bozel en VanoiseCampsite6.3 km NE
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°
26.2%
Moderate, 15–30°
55.6%
Steep, 30–45°
17.5%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.8%
Steeper than 30°
18.3% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
1,905 m low point 813 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 46.9%Grassland 41.5%Built-up 4.4%Bare rock / sparse 3.4%Moss & lichen 3.3%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4 km of Col de la Loze.

NESW2 km5 km123456
Summit list 6
  1. 1Sommet des Lanches2,307 m 0.3 km N
  2. 2Rocher de la Loze2,527 m 0.5 km SSE
  3. 3Dent de Burgin2,739 m 1.8 km S
  4. 4Saulire2,738 m 2.6 km SSE
  5. 5Vizelle2,659 m 2.8 km SSE
  6. 6La Petite Saulire2,706 m 3.8 km SSE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 301 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Coal Tit13
  • White-winged Snowfinch10
  • European Common Frog9
  • Northern Nutcracker9
  • Fragrant Orchid8
  • Alpine Toadflax7
Where it sits

Where Col de la Loze sits

Range
Alps751Western Alps353Northwestern Alps309Graian Alps31Southern Graian Alps9South-Western Graian Alps5Vanoise massif5
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes44France176Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
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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
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