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Pass · canton of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Col des Montets

1,461 m4,793 ft

Tonight: -2°CSnow · Wind 7 km/h W

Col des Montets is a mountain pass at 1,461 m in canton of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France.

All facts

Saddle: 1,461 m
Lowest point: 1,254 m / 1,344 m

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Pass

Col des Montets: the climb from each side

No mapped road or trail crosses the saddle.

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

3D map

Col des Montets 3D map

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Surface

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Topographic map

Col des Montets 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 des Montets elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Col des Montets weather

Tonight · Snow · -2°C (28°F) · 2.4 mm · Wind 7 km/h W

Col des Montets forecast for about 1,461 m.

Tonight-2°2.4 mm7 km/h W
Today-2°2°11.1 mm8 km/h S
Sun-2°8°20.7 mm6 km/h SW
Mon1°10°–3 km/h S
Tue6°14°–2 km/h S
Wed2°10°–2 km/h SE
Thu4°11°–1 km/h SE
Fri4°11°–3 km/h NW
Sat3°9°3.7 mm3 km/h S
Sun2°5°3.7 mm4 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 24, 01:17 UTC.

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°

14.3%

Moderate, 15–30°

36.0%

Steep, 30–45°

39.6%

Cliffs, 45° and over

10.1%

Steeper than 30°: 49.7% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 1,732 m low point 1,185 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 42.5%Trees 34.6%Bare rock / sparse 11.9%Moss & lichen 6.0%Snow & ice 3.8%Built-up 1.1%

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 Montets.

Summit list 4

1Aiguille Martin2,887 m 2.5 km WSW
2Aiguille de la Perséverance2,901 m 2.6 km WSW
3Aiguille des Chamois2,902 m 2.7 km WSW
4Aiguille de la Tête Plate2,944 m 3.7 km WSW

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 732 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Alpine Ibex158
Rusty-leaved Alpenrose46
Bearded Bellflower42
Alpine Newt39
Yellow-billed Chough37
Martagon Lily33

Where it sits

Where Col des Montets sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Tour SallièrePeak · 3,220 m14 km N

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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)
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