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Pass · canton of Le Monêtier-les-Bains

Col du Granon

2,404 m7,887 ft
Tonight
-7°CCloudy · Wind 15 km/h NW

Col du Granon is a mountain pass at 2,404 m in canton of Le Monêtier-les-Bains, France.

All facts
Saddle
2,404 m
Lowest point
1,501 m / 2,011 m
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Pass

Col du Granon: the climb from each side

Saddle 2,404 msouth side 1,501 m+903 m · 3.0 kmeast side 2,011 m+393 m · 1.8 km

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 du Granon 3D map

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Topographic map

Col du Granon 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 Granon elevation profile

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Weather

Col du Granon weather

Tonight · Cloudy · -7°C (19°F) · 0.1 mm · Wind 15 km/h NW

Col du Granon forecast for about 2,404 m.

  • Tonight-7°0.1 mm15 km/h NW
  • Today-7°-3°1.7 mm12 km/h NW
  • Sun-5°4°6.1 mm11 km/h NW
  • Mon-2°8°–8 km/h NW
  • Tue1°13°–6 km/h NW
  • Wed-3°10°–8 km/h NW
  • Thu-2°9°–5 km/h W
  • Fri-2°7°–11 km/h NW
  • Sat-2°5°0.2 mm11 km/h NW
  • Sun-5°4°–9 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 23, 23:19 UTC.

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°
23.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
51.1%
Steep, 30–45°
23.2%
Cliffs, 45° and over
2.1%
Steeper than 30°
25.3% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
1,528 m low point 1,332 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 33.7%Trees 33.4%Bare rock / sparse 17.9%Moss & lichen 13.1%Built-up 1.7%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4 km of Col du Granon.

NESW2 km5 km12345678
Summit list 8
  1. 1Rocher du Loup2,654 m 1.8 km N
  2. 2La Gardiole2,753 m 2.3 km NNW
  3. 3Croix de la Cime2,603 m 2.3 km SE
  4. 4Roche Gauthier2,749 m 2.5 km NNE
  5. 5Pic du Longet2,573 m 3.4 km N
  6. 6La Grande Peyrolle2,645 m 3.5 km SE
  7. 7Le Grand Aréa2,869 m 3.6 km WNW
  8. 8Rocher du Raisin2,646 m 3.6 km NNE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 953 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Cornelia’s Orchid43
  • Cobweb Houseleek42
  • Peacock-eye Pink32
  • Elder-flowered Orchid31
  • European Common Frog28
  • Alpine Aster27
Where it sits

Where Col du Granon sits

Range
Alps751Western Alps353Southwestern Alps44Cottian Alps16Mont Cenis7Chaberton-Tabor-Galibier Group3
Region
France176Europe2,143
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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)
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
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