Pass · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Col de la Madeleine

1,990 m6,529 ft

Connects: Saint-François-Longchamp 1650 – Beaudin
Tonight: -5°CSnow · Wind 5 km/h W

Col de la Madeleine is a mountain pass at 1,990 m in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It links Saint-François-Longchamp 1650 and Beaudin.

All facts

Saddle: 1,990 m
Lowest point: 1,604 m / 1,639 m

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3D map

Col de la Madeleine 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Col de la Madeleine topographic map

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.

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Col de la Madeleine elevation profile

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Downloads

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Print & wall

JPGCol de la Madeleine satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-07-24.

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GIS & GPS

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Pass

Col de la Madeleine: the climb from each side

Crossed by: D 213 Route du Col de la Madeleine

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

Weather

Col de la Madeleine weather

Tonight · Snow · -5°C (23°F) · 2.0 mm · Wind 5 km/h W

Col de la Madeleine forecast for about 1,990 m.

Tonight-5°2.0 mm5 km/h W
Today-5°-2°7.4 mm4 km/h S
Sun-8°3°20.9 mm8 km/h SE
Mon-6°8°–6 km/h SE
Tue0°13°–4 km/h SE
Wed0°9°–7 km/h NW
Thu-1°9°–5 km/h NW
Fri-1°9°–5 km/h NW
Sat-1°6°0.6 mm5 km/h NW
Sun-1°2°2.5 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 Madeleine

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

Nearest parking
Col de la Madeleine
0.1 km SSE · +2 more within 0.5 km
Directions Map
Nearest hut
3.1 km NW
+2 more within 4.4 km
Directions Map
Nearest caravan site
Aire de camping-car a Celliers La Léchère
6.0 km NE
Directions Map

All mapped places 7

Place	Distance
Col de la MadeleineParking	0.1 km SSE
Parking	0.1 km SSW
Parking	0.5 km NE
Hut	3.1 km NW
Chalet Communal de l'ArbesserieHut	4.4 km NW
Chalet des PlansHut	4.4 km NNE
Aire de camping-car a Celliers La LéchèreCaravan site	6.0 km NE

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°

17.8%

Moderate, 15–30°

47.6%

Steep, 30–45°

31.1%

Cliffs, 45° and over

3.6%

Steeper than 30°: 34.7% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 1,832 m low point 980 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 67.1%Trees 19.7%Bare rock / sparse 8.5%Moss & lichen 2.9%Snow & ice 1.1%Built-up 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 Madeleine.

Summit list 8

1Petit Villan2,716 m 2.1 km NW
2Le Gros Villan2,746 m 2.2 km NW
3Rocher du Grand Jet2,678 m 2.4 km NW
4Tour de la Flachère2,776 m 2.5 km NNW
5Aiguille de la Flachère2,700 m 2.7 km NNW
6Grand Pic de la Lauzière2,829 m 2.8 km NNW
7Le Cheval Noir2,832 m 3.2 km ESE
8Crête de la Balme2,686 m 3.5 km NNW

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 310 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Fireweed9
Saddleback Harvestman8
European Harvestman7
Felwort6
Wart-biter6
Club-legged Grasshopper6

Where it sits

Where Col de la Madeleine sits

Nearby

Nearby places

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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)
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

Col de la Madeleine

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