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Pass · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Col du Fréjus

2,461 m8,074 ft

Connects: Grange Merdovine – Le Lavoir
Tonight: -7°CLight snow · Wind 14 km/h W

Col du Fréjus is a mountain pass at 2,461 m in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It links Grange Merdovine and Le Lavoir.

All facts

Saddle: 2,461 m
Lowest point: 1,708 m / 2,146 m

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Pass

Col du Fréjus: 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 du Fréjus 3D map

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Surface

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Topographic map

Col du Fréjus 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 du Fréjus elevation profile

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Weather

Col du Fréjus weather

Tonight · Light snow · -7°C (19°F) · 0.6 mm · Wind 14 km/h W

Col du Fréjus forecast for about 2,461 m.

Tonight-7°0.6 mm14 km/h W
Today-7°-4°3.4 mm13 km/h NW
Sun-12°2°11.0 mm11 km/h W
Mon-7°6°–9 km/h W
Tue-2°12°–4 km/h NW
Wed-6°9°–5 km/h NW
Thu-5°8°–3 km/h NW
Fri-4°7°–7 km/h NW
Sat-4°5°0.3 mm8 km/h NW
Sun-6°3°0.1 mm7 km/h NW

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 du Fréjus

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

Nearest parking
1.8 km SE
+2 more within 3.8 km
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Nearest hut
Refuge du Mont Thabor
5.9 km W · +2 more within 7.9 km
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Nearest campsite
Spot bivouac
7.0 km WSW · +2 more within 7.0 km
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All mapped places 9

Place	Distance
Parking	1.8 km SE
Parking	3.7 km WNW
Parking	3.8 km WNW
Refuge du Mont ThaborHut	5.9 km W
Campsite	6.1 km W
Spot bivouacCampsite	7.0 km WSW
Campsite	7.0 km WSW
Rifugio I Re MagiHut	7.8 km SSW
Rifugio Terzo AlpiniHut	7.9 km SSW

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°

11.1%

Moderate, 15–30°

48.3%

Steep, 30–45°

34.4%

Cliffs, 45° and over

6.3%

Steeper than 30°: 40.7% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 1,839 m low point 1,364 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 37.0%Bare rock / sparse 33.4%Trees 16.4%Moss & lichen 7.4%Snow & ice 5.6%

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 du Fréjus.

Summit list 3

1Punta Nera3,047 m 1.8 km WSW
2Le Grand Argentier3,042 m 1.9 km WSW
3Punta Bagnà3,129 m 3.1 km ENE

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 290 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Apollo8
Large-flowered Bellflower7
Fragrant Orchid6
Eight-petal Mountain-Avens5
Silky Ringlet5
Spring gentian5

Where it sits

Where Col du Fréjus sits

Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

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Print & wall

JPGCol du Fréjus satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-12.

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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 2026-09-12)
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 du Fréjus

West → east through the centre

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