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Col du Portillon
- Connects
- Fonds de Burbe – Bordassa
- Tonight
- 4°CCloudy · Wind 9 km/h N
Col du Portillon is a mountain pass at 1,303 m in Occitania, France. It links Fonds de Burbe and Bordassa.
All facts
- Saddle
- 1,303 m
- Lowest point
- 867 m / 727 m
Col du Portillon: the climb from each side
Crossed by: Carretèra deth Còth de Baretja
Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.
Col du Portillon 3D map
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Col du Portillon 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.
Col du Portillon elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Col du Portillon weather
Tonight · Cloudy · 4°C (39°F) · Wind 9 km/h N
Col du Portillon forecast for about 1,303 m.
- Tonight4°–9 km/h N
- Today4°11°–7 km/h N
- Sun6°15°2.7 mm11 km/h N
- Mon9°17°–7 km/h S
- Tue7°18°0.8 mm8 km/h N
- Wed3°12°2.4 mm5 km/h N
- Thu5°17°–5 km/h N
- Fri5°17°–5 km/h N
- Sat5°14°2.1 mm6 km/h N
- Sun4°5°0.5 mm4 km/h N
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 near Col du Portillon
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Col du Portillon, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
0.0 km S
Nearest campsite
Càmping Era Lana
Nearest hut
Hospice de France
Nearest caravan site
Aire de stationnement Bagnères-de-Luchon
All mapped places 10
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Parking | 0.0 km S |
| Parking | 0.2 km S |
| Parking | 0.3 km S |
| Càmping Era LanaCampsite | 3.2 km ESE |
| Càmping Berdura ParkCampsite | 3.7 km SE |
| Càmping ForcanadaCampsite | 3.8 km ESE |
| Hospice de FranceHut | 5.4 km S |
| Aire de stationnement Bagnères-de-LuchonCaravan site | 5.8 km WNW |
| Cabane de SaunèresHut | 6.6 km NNW |
| Cabane de PeyrehitteHut | 6.8 km N |
Slope
Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.
- Steeper than 30°
- 46.9% of the 64 km² view
- Relief in view
- 1,538 m low point 617 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
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 Portillon.
Summit list 6
- 1Tuc d'Aubàs2,073 m 1.4 km S
- 2Era Trona2,088 m 1.7 km SSE
- 3Pic d'Arrès2,161 m 2.4 km S
- 4Montagut2,150 m 3.0 km SSE
- 5Tuc de Campsaure2,142 m 3.5 km SSE
- 6Tuc de Pujastó2,016 m 3.7 km N
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 426 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Butterfly bush11
- Common Wall Lizard10
- Fire Salamander8
- Purple Toothwort7
- Purple foxglove5
- Red campion5
Where Col du Portillon sits
- Range
- Pyrenees51
Nearby places
MaladetaPeak · 3,308 m↑13 km S
Aneto Glacier↑14 km S
Lac d'OôLake · 1,507 m↑14 km WSW
PerdigueroPeak · 3,222 m↑14 km SW
Col de PeyresourdePass · 1,569 m↑16 km WNW
More in the Pyrenees 6
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- Terrain
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- Land cover
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- Facts
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- Camping & parking, Geometry
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- Summits
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- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Panorama
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- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)