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Pass · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Col de Vars

2,083 m6,834 ft

Connects: Champ Grandet – Font Bonne
Tonight: -4°CFog · Wind 9 km/h NW

Col de Vars is a mountain pass at 2,083 m in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. It links Champ Grandet and Font Bonne.

All facts

Saddle: 2,083 m
Lowest point: 1,692 m / 1,908 m

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Pass

Col de Vars: the climb from each side

Crossed by: D 902 Route du Col de Vars

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

3D map

Col de Vars 3D map

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Surface

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Topographic map

Col de Vars 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.

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Col de Vars elevation profile

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Weather

Col de Vars weather

Tonight · Fog · -4°C (25°F) · Wind 9 km/h NW

Col de Vars forecast for about 2,083 m.

Tonight-4°–9 km/h NW
Today-5°0°–8 km/h NW
Sun-2°7°1.3 mm13 km/h W
Mon1°11°–9 km/h W
Tue4°14°–7 km/h W
Wed-2°14°–4 km/h E
Thu1°11°–7 km/h W
Fri0°9°–7 km/h W
Sat0°8°–5 km/h W
Sun-3°8°–7 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, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Col de Vars

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

Nearest parking
0.0 km NW
+2 more within 3.4 km
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Nearest hut
Cabane de l'Écuelle
1.4 km NW · +1 more within 4.6 km
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Nearest caravan site
Vars Les-Claux
4.5 km NNW · +1 more within 7.7 km
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Nearest campsite
Camping Bel Iscle
5.0 km ESE
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All mapped places 8

Place	Distance
Parking	0.0 km NW
Cabane de l'ÉcuelleHut	1.4 km NW
Parking	2.1 km NNW
Le FournetParking	3.4 km NNW
Vars Les-ClauxCaravan site	4.5 km NNW
Cabane du BergerHut	4.6 km WSW
Camping Bel IscleCampsite	5.0 km ESE
Aire Camping-cars Crévoux Pré la FontCaravan site	7.7 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°

21.0%

Moderate, 15–30°

52.5%

Steep, 30–45°

23.8%

Cliffs, 45° and over

2.6%

Steeper than 30°: 26.4% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 1,503 m low point 1,409 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 57.3%Bare rock / sparse 19.5%Trees 16.6%Moss & lichen 6.0%Built-up 0.6%

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 Vars.

Summit list 3

1Pointe de l'Eyssina2,837 m 2.0 km WNW
2Tête de Paneyron2,785 m 2.4 km ENE
3Pointe de Lalatcha2,925 m 3.5 km SW

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 613 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Large Ringlet38
Scarce Copper29
Silvery Argus28
Alpine Heath22
Titania's Fritillary22
Dark Green Fritillary21

Where it sits

Where Col de Vars sits

Nearby

Nearby places

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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)
Sources: Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Col de Vars

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