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Col des Champs

2,030 m6,660 ft

Connects: Mauras – Ratery
Tonight: -5°CPartly cloudy · Wind 18 km/h NW

Col des Champs is a mountain pass at 2,030 m in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. It links Mauras and Ratery.

All facts

Saddle: 2,030 m
Lowest point: 1,496 m / 1,688 m

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Pass

Col des Champs: the climb from each side

Crossed by: a mapped trail

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

3D map

Col des Champs 3D map

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Surface

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Col des Champs terrain and contours

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Col des Champs elevation profile

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Weather

Col des Champs weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · -5°C (23°F) · Wind 18 km/h NW

Col des Champs forecast for about 2,030 m.

Tonight-5°–18 km/h NW
Today-5°3°–14 km/h N
Sun-2°9°0.6 mm20 km/h NW
Mon3°13°–10 km/h W
Tue3°14°–7 km/h SW
Wed0°14°0.1 mm4 km/h S
Thu0°10°–7 km/h SW
Fri-1°10°–4 km/h W
Sat0°8°–4 km/h SW
Sun-1°9°–8 km/h SW

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 des Champs

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

Nearest parking
0.5 km SW
+2 more within 3.6 km
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Nearest hut
Cabane pastorale des Juges
3.8 km SW · +2 more within 4.5 km
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Nearest caravan site
Aire camping-cars de Colmars-les-Alpes
5.9 km W
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Nearest campsite
Le Prieuré
5.9 km ESE · +2 more within 6.8 km
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All mapped places 10

Place	Distance
Parking	0.5 km SW
Parking	3.3 km SE
Parking	3.6 km SE
Cabane pastorale des JugesHut	3.8 km SW
Cabane Pastorale de l'EncombretteHut	4.3 km N
Cabane de BressengeHut	4.5 km SSW
Aire camping-cars de Colmars-les-AlpesCaravan site	5.9 km W
Le PrieuréCampsite	5.9 km ESE
Les PommiersCampsite	6.4 km W
Le Bois JolyCampsite	6.8 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°

15.8%

Moderate, 15–30°

48.2%

Steep, 30–45°

31.5%

Cliffs, 45° and over

4.5%

Steeper than 30°: 36.0% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 1,609 m low point 1,127 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 48.5%Grassland 36.2%Bare rock / sparse 14.1%Moss & lichen 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 des Champs.

Summit list 6

1La Dent de Lièvre2,674 m 1.6 km SW
2Colle Basse2,674 m 1.8 km SW
3La Pelonnière de la Frema2,688 m 2.0 km SSW
4Tête de l'Encombrette2,682 m 2.8 km N
5Encombrette antécime Est2,676 m 2.9 km NNE
6Sommet de la Frema2,747 m 2.9 km S

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 528 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Red Deer30
Alpine Saddle-backed Bush-cricket17
Dark Green Fritillary16
Alpine Marmot15
Almond Ringlet14
Oak Spider13

Where it sits

Where Col des Champs sits

Nearby

Nearby places

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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 2026-07-22)
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 des Champs

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