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Pass · canton of Briançon-Nord

Col de Montgenèvre

1,834 m6,017 ft

Connects: Les Miandettes – Rachas
Tonight: -2°CFog · Wind 12 km/h NW

Col de Montgenèvre is a mountain pass at 1,834 m in canton of Briançon-Nord, France. It links Les Miandettes and Rachas.

All facts

Saddle: 1,834 m
Lowest point: 1,788 m / 1,692 m

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Pass

Col de Montgenèvre: the climb from each side

Crossed by: N 94 Route de France

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

3D map

Col de Montgenèvre 3D map

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Surface

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Col de Montgenèvre terrain and contours

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Col de Montgenèvre elevation profile

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Weather

Col de Montgenèvre weather

Tonight · Fog · -2°C (28°F) · Wind 12 km/h NW

Col de Montgenèvre forecast for about 1,834 m.

Tonight-2°–12 km/h NW
Today-2°3°0.1 mm13 km/h NW
Sun-2°10°3.5 mm13 km/h S
Mon0°14°–10 km/h N
Tue4°17°–4 km/h SW
Wed0°15°–5 km/h NW
Thu0°13°–5 km/h SW
Fri0°12°–5 km/h W
Sat0°9°–5 km/h NW
Sun-1°9°–6 km/h N

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 Montgenèvre

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

Nearest parking
Prarial
0.0 km WSW · +2 more within 0.1 km
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Nearest caravan site
Les Marmottes
1.0 km ENE · +1 more within 6.0 km
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Nearest hut
2.6 km ENE
+2 more within 3.5 km
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Nearest campsite
La Clarée
3.2 km WNW · +2 more within 4.0 km
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All mapped places 11

Place	Distance
PrarialParking	0.0 km WSW
Parking	0.1 km NNW
ColParking	0.1 km ENE
Les MarmottesCaravan site	1.0 km ENE
Hut	2.6 km ENE
La ClaréeCampsite	3.2 km WNW
Camping Le Bois des AlbertsCampsite	3.3 km W
Cabane du QuerelayHut	3.5 km SSW
Baita GimontHut	3.5 km ESE
Les GentianesCampsite	4.0 km WSW
Area camper Cesana TorineseCaravan site	6.0 km ENE

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°

21.1%

Moderate, 15–30°

41.0%

Steep, 30–45°

33.5%

Cliffs, 45° and over

4.3%

Steeper than 30°: 37.8% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 1,767 m low point 1,362 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 42.3%Grassland 29.2%Bare rock / sparse 18.8%Moss & lichen 8.1%Built-up 1.2%

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 Montgenèvre.

Summit list 9

1Pointe de la Portiala2,812 m 3.1 km NNE
2Tête des Fournéous2,682 m 3.2 km NNW
3Le Porton2,850 m 3.4 km NNE
4Monte Gimont2,648 m 3.4 km SSE
5Grand Chalvet2,632 m 3.4 km NNW
6Le Chenaillet2,650 m 3.5 km S
7Mont Chaberton3,132 m 3.8 km NNE
8La Tête Noire2,630 m 3.8 km NW
9Pointe de Dormillouse2,587 m 4.0 km NNW

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 808 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Apollo29
Fireweed29
Scarce Copper27
Marbled White25
Great Yellow Gentian22
Damon Blue20

Where it sits

Where Col de Montgenèvre sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Glacier Blanc28 km W

Downloads

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Print & wall

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GIS & GPS

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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 2026-09-22)
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)
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Col de Montgenèvre

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