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Mont Cenis Pass

2,082 m6,831 ft
Connects
Plan des Fontainettes – Herbefin
Tonight
-5°CSnow · Wind 17 km/h NW

Mont Cenis Pass is a mountain pass at 2,082 m in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It links Plan des Fontainettes and Herbefin.

All facts
Saddle
2,082 m
Lowest point
1,959 m / 1,419 m
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Pass

Mont Cenis Pass: the climb from each side

Saddle 2,082 mPlan des Fontainettes 1,959 m+123 m · 2.2 kmHerbefin 1,419 m+663 m · 3.0 km

Crossed by: D 1006, Sentier des 2000

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

3D map

Mont Cenis Pass 3D map

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Mont Cenis Pass 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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Mont Cenis Pass elevation profile

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Weather

Mont Cenis Pass weather

Tonight · Snow · -5°C (23°F) · 1.6 mm · Wind 17 km/h NW

Mont Cenis Pass forecast for about 2,082 m.

  • Tonight-5°1.6 mm17 km/h NW
  • Today-7°-4°8.4 mm12 km/h NW
  • Sun-10°4°14.8 mm16 km/h NW
  • Mon-5°6°–6 km/h N
  • Tue-2°11°–4 km/h N
  • Wed-3°7°–4 km/h N
  • Thu-4°7°–2 km/h W
  • Fri-6°6°–4 km/h NW
  • Sat-6°5°0.6 mm5 km/h N
  • Sun-11°3°0.6 mm5 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 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Mont Cenis Pass

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

  • Nearest parking

    Col du Mont-Cenis 1

    0.1 km W · +2 more within 0.0 km

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  • Nearest caravan site

    Lac du Mont Cenis

    2.9 km SE · +1 more within 7.1 km

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  • Nearest hut

    Les Roches Blanches

    3.3 km ESE · +2 more within 4.8 km

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  • Nearest campsite

    Camping Les Balmasses

    3.5 km NW · +2 more within 7.1 km

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All mapped places 11
PlaceDistance
Parking0.0 km WSW
Parking0.0 km SW
Col du Mont-Cenis 1Parking0.1 km W
Lac du Mont CenisCaravan site2.9 km SE
Les Roches BlanchesHut3.3 km ESE
Camping Les BalmassesCampsite3.5 km NW
Camping de LanslevillardCampsite3.5 km N
Le ToëtHut3.6 km ESE
Refuge du CuchetHut4.8 km NNW
Camping Les MélèzesCampsite7.1 km WNW
Aire de stationnement camping-car TermignonCaravan site7.1 km WNW
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°
28.5%
Moderate, 15–30°
44.4%
Steep, 30–45°
24.8%
Cliffs, 45° and over
2.2%
Steeper than 30°
27.0% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
1,896 m low point 1,360 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 52.1%Trees 23.0%Bare rock / sparse 10.3%Water 8.6%Moss & lichen 3.9%Built-up 1.1%Snow & ice 1.0%

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 Mont Cenis Pass.

NESW2 km5 km1234567
Summit list 7
  1. 1La Petite Turra2,529 m 1.2 km WNW
  2. 2Ouillon des Arcellins2,665 m 1.5 km ENE
  3. 3Cime du Laro2,881 m 1.7 km SW
  4. 4Le Grand Coin2,796 m 2.5 km W
  5. 5Pointe de Cugne2,984 m 2.8 km WSW
  6. 6Signal du Petit Mont Cenis3,163 m 2.8 km SW
  7. 7Sommet de la Nunda3,023 m 3.1 km E
Where it sits

Where Mont Cenis Pass sits

Range
Alps751Western Alps353Southwestern Alps44Cottian Alps16Mont Cenis7Bernaude-Pierre Menue-Ambin Chain3
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes44France176Europe2,143
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Downloads

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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 2026-07-24)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
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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