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Mont Blanc · 4,806 m · 5.6 km WSW
Pass · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Col du Géant

3,336 m10,945 ft
Connects
Vardaz – La Salle à Manger
Tonight
-14°CSnow · Wind 9 km/h W

Col du Géant is a mountain pass at 3,336 m in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It links Vardaz and La Salle à Manger.

All facts
Saddle
3,336 m
Lowest point
1,632 m / 2,789 m
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Pass

Col du Géant: the climb from each side

Saddle 3,336 mVardaz 1,632 m+1,704 m · 3.0 kmLa Salle à Manger 2,789 m+547 m · 2.9 km

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 Géant 3D map

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Vertical scale
Topographic map

Col du Géant 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.

Index contours every 500 mShowing west → east through the centre

Col du Géant elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Col du Géant weather

Tonight · Snow · -14°C (7°F) · 4.7 mm · Wind 9 km/h W

Col du Géant forecast for about 3,336 m.

  • Tonight-14°4.7 mm9 km/h W
  • Today-15°-12°16.2 mm9 km/h NW
  • Sun-17°-5°18.4 mm10 km/h NW
  • Mon-11°-2°–5 km/h NW
  • Tue-7°2°–3 km/h NW
  • Wed-10°-2°–3 km/h NW
  • Thu-10°-1°–2 km/h W
  • Fri-12°-3°–3 km/h NW
  • Sat-12°-4°2.5 mm3 km/h W
  • Sun-15°-6°1.3 mm5 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, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Col du Géant

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

  • Nearest hut

    Rifugio Torino nuovo

    0.3 km SSW · +2 more within 2.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    3.6 km SSE

    +2 more within 3.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Montebianco La Sorgente

    4.7 km S · +2 more within 5.3 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Rifugio Torino nuovoHut0.3 km SSW
Rifugio Torino VecchioHut0.4 km SSW
Rifugio PavillonHut2.4 km SSE
Parking3.6 km SSE
Parking3.6 km SSE
Parking3.6 km SSE
Montebianco La SorgenteCampsite4.7 km S
Camping Grandes JorassesCampsite4.7 km ESE
Campeggio Aiguille-NoireCampsite5.3 km S
Slope

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°
17.2%
Moderate, 15–30°
34.2%
Steep, 30–45°
31.9%
Cliffs, 45° and over
16.8%
Steeper than 30°
48.7% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
2,933 m low point 1,269 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Snow & ice 58.0%Bare rock / sparse 18.7%Trees 9.7%Grassland 6.8%Moss & lichen 6.1%Built-up 0.6%

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; 206 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Yellow-billed Chough16
  • Queen of Spain Fritillary12
  • Chalkhill Blue12
  • Scarce Copper10
  • Marbled White9
  • Dark Green Fritillary8
Where it sits

Where Col du Géant sits

Range
Alps751Western Alps353Northwestern Alps309Graian Alps31Northern Graian Alps20Mont Blanc Alps19Mont Blanc massif19
Region
Aosta Valley15Italy316France176Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

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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 2026-07-24)
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
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