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Col de Peyresourde

1,558 m5,112 ft

Connects: Loudervielle – Portet-de-Luchon
Tonight: 3°CLight rain · Wind 6 km/h E

Col de Peyresourde is a mountain pass at 1,558 m in Occitania, France. It links Loudervielle and Portet-de-Luchon.

All facts

Saddle: 1,558 m
Lowest point: 1,277 m / 1,212 m

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Pass

Col de Peyresourde: the climb from each side

Crossed by: D 618 Route du Col de Peyresourde

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

3D map

Col de Peyresourde 3D map

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Surface

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Col de Peyresourde terrain and contours

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Col de Peyresourde elevation profile

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Weather

Col de Peyresourde weather

Tonight · Light rain · 3°C (37°F) · 0.1 mm · Wind 6 km/h E

Col de Peyresourde forecast for about 1,558 m.

Tonight3°0.1 mm6 km/h E
Today3°9°–8 km/h N
Sun5°13°1.3 mm11 km/h N
Mon6°15°–8 km/h NE
Tue6°16°0.2 mm8 km/h NE
Wed3°10°0.7 mm5 km/h N
Thu5°15°–6 km/h N
Fri6°14°–7 km/h N
Sat5°12°1.8 mm6 km/h NE
Sun2°4°0.3 mm5 km/h S

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 Peyresourde

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

Nearest parking
0.1 km E
+2 more within 0.4 km
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Nearest hut
Cabane de Tarichac
0.8 km SE · +2 more within 4.3 km
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Nearest caravan site
Aire Camping-car Park de Loudenvielle
4.2 km W · +1 more within 6.2 km
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Nearest campsite
Chalets Les Frênes
4.7 km E · +2 more within 4.8 km
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All mapped places 11

Place	Distance
Parking	0.1 km E
Parking	0.1 km W
Parking	0.4 km W
Cabane de TarichacHut	0.8 km SE
Cabane de Conques - LuchonaisHut	4.0 km NNE
Aire Camping-car Park de LoudenvielleCaravan site	4.2 km W
Cabane Saint JulienHut	4.3 km ESE
Campsite	4.6 km WNW
Chalets Les FrênesCampsite	4.7 km E
Camping Pène BlancheCampsite	4.8 km W
Resort Val Louron Aire de Camping-carCaravan site	6.2 km W

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°

18.6%

Moderate, 15–30°

57.2%

Steep, 30–45°

23.5%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.6%

Steeper than 30°: 24.1% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 1,351 m low point 908 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 70.6%Trees 28.7%Built-up 0.7%

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 Peyresourde.

Summit list 3

1Cap de Pène Soulit2,031 m 1.4 km S
2Cap des Pales2,245 m 3.1 km S
3Sommet de Pouyaué2,062 m 3.1 km N

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 278 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Common Wall Lizard14
Red Deer11
Wart-biter8
Eurasian Griffon6
Viviparous Lizard6
Cowslip6

Where it sits

Where Col de Peyresourde sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Col de PortetPass · 2,215 m19 km W

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Print & wall

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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 2026-07-23)
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)
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Col de Peyresourde

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