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Pass · Canton of Neuchâtel

Col des Roches

1,006 m3,301 ft
Connects
Les Calame – Le Pré-du-Lac
Tonight
1°CLight sleet · Wind 27 km/h SW

Col des Roches is a mountain pass at 1,006 m in Canton of Neuchâtel, France. It links Les Calame and Le Pré-du-Lac.

All facts
Saddle
1,006 m
Lowest point
913 m / 749 m
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Pass

Col des Roches: the climb from each side

Saddle 1,006 mLes Calame 913 m+93 m · 0.6 kmLe Pré-du-Lac 749 m+257 m · 2.9 km

Crossed by: N20;20 Tunnel du Le-Col-des-Roches, N20;20, D 461, N20;20 Col-des-Roches, 169

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

3D map

Col des Roches 3D map

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Topographic map

Col des Roches terrain and contours

20 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 Roches elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Col des Roches weather

Tonight · Light sleet · 1°C (34°F) · 0.4 mm · Wind 27 km/h SW

Col des Roches forecast for about 1,006 m.

  • Tonight1°0.4 mm27 km/h SW
  • Today1°4°8.1 mm36 km/h SW
  • Sun2°9°9.1 mm40 km/h SW
  • Mon2°9°–12 km/h S
  • Tue5°17°0.8 mm12 km/h SW
  • Wed3°9°0.1 mm10 km/h N
  • Thu3°11°–11 km/h SE
  • Fri1°12°–4 km/h S
  • Sat2°11°6.0 mm8 km/h SW
  • Sun-1°6°3.8 mm23 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.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Col des Roches

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.3 km ESE

    +2 more within 0.7 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Lac des Brenets

    2.4 km NW · +2 more within 6.2 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Aire des Bateaux du Saut-du-Doubs

    3.9 km W · +2 more within 6.1 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Parking0.3 km ESE
Parking0.5 km E
Parking0.7 km WNW
Lac des BrenetsCampsite2.4 km NW
Camping La Belle VerteCampsite3.1 km E
Aire des Bateaux du Saut-du-DoubsCaravan site3.9 km W
Aire des Vedettes panoramiques du DoubsCaravan site3.9 km WNW
Caravan site6.1 km S
Espace pour campeursCampsite6.2 km S
Slope

Slope

Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 69% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
68.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
25.1%
Steep, 30–45°
5.6%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.6%
Steeper than 30°
6.2% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
596 m low point 744 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 51.1%Grassland 41.6%Built-up 5.0%Cropland 1.1%Water 1.1%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 516 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Snake's-head fritillary26
  • European holly22
  • White deadnettle9
  • Red campion8
  • Marsh marigold8
  • Black Tar Spot8
Where it sits

Where Col des Roches sits

Range
Jura Mountains26
Region
Canton of Neuchâtel5Switzerland432France176Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Jura Mountains 6
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Downloads

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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)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · Wikipedia