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Pass · Occitania

La Brèche de Roland

2,754 m9,035 ft

Tonight: -5°CFog · Wind 11 km/h N

La Brèche de Roland is a mountain pass at 2,754 m in Occitania, France.

All facts

Saddle: 2,754 m
Lowest point: 2,138 m / 1,527 m

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Pass

La Brèche de Roland: the climb from each side

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

La Brèche de Roland 3D map

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Surface

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La Brèche de Roland terrain and contours

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La Brèche de Roland elevation profile

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Weather

La Brèche de Roland weather

Tonight · Fog · -5°C (23°F) · Wind 11 km/h N

La Brèche de Roland forecast for about 2,754 m.

Tonight-5°–11 km/h N
Today-5°3°–10 km/h SW
Sun0°8°0.5 mm12 km/h N
Mon-1°10°–11 km/h N
Tue1°10°–6 km/h N
Wed0°7°–6 km/h N
Thu-1°9°–4 km/h SW
Fri0°9°–4 km/h N
Sat-1°7°–12 km/h N
Sun-3°4°0.2 mm6 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, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near La Brèche de Roland

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around La Brèche de Roland, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest hut
Refuge de la Breche de Roland
0.6 km N · +2 more within 4.5 km
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Nearest parking
Parking du col des Tentes
2.9 km NNW · +2 more within 5.0 km
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Nearest campsite
La Bergerie
4.7 km NNE · +2 more within 6.0 km
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Nearest caravan site
Aire pour camping-cars Gavarnie
5.4 km NNE
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All mapped places 10

Place	Distance
Refuge de la Breche de RolandHut	0.6 km N
Parking du col des TentesParking	2.9 km NNW
Chalet du PailhaHut	4.2 km NE
Parking	4.4 km N
Cabane de PailhaHut	4.5 km NE
La BergerieCampsite	4.7 km NNE
Parking	5.0 km NNE
Aire de bivouac du Refuge des EspuguettesCampsite	5.0 km NE
Aire pour camping-cars GavarnieCaravan site	5.4 km NNE
Camping San Nicolás de BujarueloCampsite	6.0 km W

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°

17.5%

Moderate, 15–30°

38.3%

Steep, 30–45°

32.9%

Cliffs, 45° and over

11.3%

Steeper than 30°: 44.2% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 1,956 m low point 1,283 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 52.3%Bare rock / sparse 38.8%Trees 8.1%

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

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4 km of La Brèche de Roland.

Summit list 6

1Pic du Taillon3,144 m 1.4 km W
2Punda dero Espaldador3,073 m 2.9 km ESE
3Pico Occidental de la Cascada3,098 m 3.1 km E
4Pico Central de la Cascada3,111 m 3.3 km E
5Pico Oriental de la Cascada3,161 m 3.5 km E
6Pic de Marboré3,251 m 3.8 km E

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 812 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Ashy Crane's-bill78
English Iris74
Common Wall Lizard73
Yellow-billed Chough70
Pinguicula longifolia68
Alpine Marmot67

Where it sits

Where La Brèche de Roland sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Cirque de Troumouse13 km ENE

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Print & wall

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GIS & GPS

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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 2026-07-23)
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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La Brèche de Roland

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