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Col du Grand Colombier

1,499 m4,918 ft

Connects: Chevrier – Assin
Tonight: -1°CLight snow · Wind 7 km/h SW

Col du Grand Colombier is a mountain pass at 1,499 m in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It links Chevrier and Assin.

All facts

Saddle: 1,499 m
Lowest point: 383 m / 595 m

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Pass

Col du Grand Colombier: the climb from each side

Crossed by: D 120 Route du Grand Colombier

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

3D map

Col du Grand Colombier 3D map

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Surface

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Topographic map

Col du Grand Colombier terrain and contours

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Col du Grand Colombier elevation profile

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Weather

Col du Grand Colombier weather

Tonight · Light snow · -1°C (30°F) · 0.3 mm · Wind 7 km/h SW

Col du Grand Colombier forecast for about 1,499 m.

Tonight-1°0.3 mm7 km/h SW
Today-1°2°11.2 mm11 km/h SW
Sun-3°5°13.6 mm14 km/h SW
Mon-3°7°–6 km/h N
Tue1°11°–3 km/h NW
Wed1°9°0.1 mm8 km/h N
Thu-1°6°–4 km/h N
Fri-2°8°–4 km/h N
Sat0°6°3.6 mm4 km/h S
Sun-3°5°2.7 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 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Col du Grand Colombier

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

Nearest parking
0.0 km E
+2 more within 2.2 km
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Nearest trailhead
2.6 km WSW
+2 more within 5.3 km
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Nearest hut
Chalet d'Arvière
3.1 km N · +1 more within 3.8 km
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Nearest campsite
Lac de Mansin
4.1 km E · +2 more within 6.4 km
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Nearest caravan site
Aire Camping Car Serrières-en-Chautagne
6.8 km ESE · +1 more within 7.8 km
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All mapped places 13

Place	Distance
Parking	0.0 km E
Parking	0.7 km NNW
Parking	2.2 km NW
Trailhead	2.6 km WSW
Chalet d'ArvièreHut	3.1 km N
Grange de FalavierHut	3.8 km N
Lac de MansinCampsite	4.1 km E
Trailhead	5.2 km S
Trailhead	5.3 km SSE
Le ColombierCampsite	6.1 km SSE
Camping municipal de ChampagneCampsite	6.4 km W
Aire Camping Car Serrières-en-ChautagneCaravan site	6.8 km ESE
Aire de stationnement de CeyzérieuCaravan site	7.8 km S

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°

39.0%

Moderate, 15–30°

41.0%

Steep, 30–45°

19.2%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.7%

Steeper than 30°: 19.9% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 1,291 m low point 235 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 76.2%Grassland 20.4%Cropland 2.0%Built-up 1.0%

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 Grand Colombier.

Summit list 5

1Grand Colombier1,534 m 0.3 km SSW
2Roc Passin1,423 m 0.7 km WNW
3Pierre Fillola1,426 m 1.1 km S
4Pierre Amion1,449 m 1.6 km S
5Champ du Raz1,247 m 3.4 km SSW

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 254 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Yellow-bellied Toad142
Great Yellow Gentian11
Carthusian Pink7
Poet's Narcissus6
Apollo6
Wart-biter6

Where it sits

Where Col du Grand Colombier sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Crêt de la NeigePeak · 1,718 m43 km NNE

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Print & wall

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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 2026-07-30)
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 Grand Colombier

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