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Pass · Canton of Valais

Pas de Morgins

1,373 m4,505 ft
Connects
Morgins – Le Clos du Tour
Tonight
-1°CSnow · Wind 13 km/h SW

Pas de Morgins is a mountain pass at 1,373 m in Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It links Morgins and Le Clos du Tour.

All facts
Saddle
1,373 m
Lowest point
1,298 m / 1,076 m
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Pass

Pas de Morgins: the climb from each side

Saddle 1,373 mMorgins 1,298 m+75 m · 1.9 kmLe Clos du Tour 1,076 m+297 m · 2.4 km

Crossed by: 201 Route de France, D 22 Route de Vonnes, Route du Lac

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

3D map

Pas de Morgins 3D map

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Topographic map

Pas de Morgins terrain and contours

50 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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Pas de Morgins elevation profile

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Weather

Pas de Morgins weather

Tonight · Snow · -1°C (30°F) · 2.4 mm · Wind 13 km/h SW

Pas de Morgins forecast for about 1,373 m.

  • Tonight-1°2.4 mm13 km/h SW
  • Today-1°1°11.4 mm14 km/h S
  • Sun-2°7°15.7 mm21 km/h SW
  • Mon0°11°–7 km/h S
  • Tue7°17°–3 km/h S
  • Wed3°11°–6 km/h NE
  • Thu4°12°–4 km/h N
  • Fri5°12°–4 km/h N
  • Sat3°11°6.3 mm7 km/h S
  • Sun2°5°4.0 mm7 km/h S

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 Pas de Morgins

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

  • Nearest parking

    Lac de Morgins

    0.5 km NW · +2 more within 0.9 km

  • Nearest caravan site

    La Mare au Diable

    0.7 km S · +1 more within 7.3 km

  • Nearest campsite

    L'Oustalet

    2.0 km NW

  • Nearest hut

    Chalet de Savolayre C.A.S

    2.9 km SE · +2 more within 5.1 km

All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Lac de MorginsParking0.5 km NW
La Mare au DiableCaravan site0.7 km S
Parking0.8 km NNW
Parking0.9 km S
L'OustaletCampsite2.0 km NW
Chalet de Savolayre C.A.SHut2.9 km SE
Refuge de CharletHut3.8 km NE
Refuge de TrébentazHut5.1 km WNW
Accueil Camping-Cars La Chapelle d’AbondanceCaravan site7.3 km NW
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°
20.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
48.0%
Steep, 30–45°
28.4%
Cliffs, 45° and over
2.9%
Steeper than 30°
31.3% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
1,258 m low point 939 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 56.8%Grassland 40.5%Built-up 2.0%

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 Pas de Morgins.

NESW2 km5 km1234
Summit list 4
  1. 1Tête de Linga2,156 m 2.9 km SW
  2. 2Le Van2,094 m 3.2 km SW
  3. 3Pointe de Bellevue2,041 m 3.3 km ENE
  4. 4Tête du Géant2,228 m 3.9 km SW
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 477 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • European Toad15
  • Bearded Bellflower9
  • Great masterwort9
  • Great Yellow Gentian9
  • Fireweed9
  • Marsh grass-of-Parnassus8
Where it sits

Where Pas de Morgins sits

Range
Alps751Western Alps353Northwestern Alps309Savoy Prealps16Chablais Massif8
Region
Canton of Valais117Switzerland432Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

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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)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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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