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Col du Parpaillon

2,701 m8,862 ft

Tonight: -8°CFog · Wind 7 km/h W

Col du Parpaillon is a mountain pass at 2,701 m in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

All facts

Saddle: 2,701 m
Lowest point: 2,029 m / 1,825 m

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Pass

Col du Parpaillon: the climb from each side

Crossed by: Route du Parpaillon, Tunnel du Parpaillon

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

3D map

Col du Parpaillon 3D map

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Surface

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Col du Parpaillon terrain and contours

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Col du Parpaillon elevation profile

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Weather

Col du Parpaillon weather

Tonight · Fog · -8°C (18°F) · Wind 7 km/h W

Col du Parpaillon forecast for about 2,701 m.

Tonight-8°–7 km/h W
Today-9°-3°–7 km/h SW
Sun-6°3°1.4 mm13 km/h W
Mon-4°8°–8 km/h W
Tue-2°10°–7 km/h W
Wed-6°11°–5 km/h E
Thu-4°6°–7 km/h W
Fri-4°5°–6 km/h W
Sat-5°4°–4 km/h W
Sun-7°4°–6 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 Parpaillon

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

Nearest parking
0.2 km SSE
+2 more within 6.3 km
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Nearest hut
Cabane du Berger
4.4 km N · +2 more within 7.5 km
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Nearest caravan site
Aire de stationnement camping-car de Sainte-Anne
6.3 km ESE · +1 more within 7.2 km
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Nearest campsite
Camping à la ferme
7.8 km WNW
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All mapped places 9

Place	Distance
Parking	0.2 km SSE
Parking	0.3 km NNW
Cabane du BergerHut	4.4 km N
Le Pont du PlanParking	6.3 km N
Aire de stationnement camping-car de Sainte-AnneCaravan site	6.3 km ESE
Refuge de la PareHut	6.9 km SSW
Aire Camping-cars Crévoux Pré la FontCaravan site	7.2 km NNW
Cabane de l'ÉcuelleHut	7.5 km NNE
Camping à la fermeCampsite	7.8 km WNW

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°

12.1%

Moderate, 15–30°

42.7%

Steep, 30–45°

39.7%

Cliffs, 45° and over

5.4%

Steeper than 30°: 45.1% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 1,369 m low point 1,611 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 53.4%Bare rock / sparse 32.0%Trees 13.9%Moss & lichen 0.7%

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 Parpaillon.

Summit list 6

1Le Petit Parpaillon2,881 m 0.5 km WSW
2Le Grand Parpaillon2,990 m 0.8 km NNE
3Tête de Maralouches2,888 m 1.6 km SSW
4La Grande Combe2,937 m 2.3 km NE
5Tête du Crachet2,920 m 3.3 km NE
6Pointe de Lalatcha2,925 m 3.9 km NE

Where it sits

Where Col du Parpaillon sits

Nearby

Nearby places

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Print & wall

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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)
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 Parpaillon

West → east through the centre

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