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Perdiguero · 3,222 m · 20 km S
Pass · Occitania

Port de Balès

1,721 m5,646 ft
Tonight
2°CLight rain · Wind 6 km/h SE

Port de Balès is a mountain pass at 1,721 m in Occitania, France.

All facts
Saddle
1,721 m
Lowest point
1,297 m / 1,259 m
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Pass

Port de Balès: the climb from each side

Saddle 1,721 mBourg-d'Oueil 1,297 m+424 m · 1.6 kmnortheast side 1,259 m+462 m · 3.0 km

Crossed by: D 51D

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

3D map

Port de Balès 3D map

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Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Port de Balès 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.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Port de Balès elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Port de Balès weather

Tonight · Light rain · 2°C (36°F) · 0.2 mm · Wind 6 km/h SE

Port de Balès forecast for about 1,721 m.

  • Tonight2°0.2 mm6 km/h SE
  • Today2°8°–8 km/h N
  • Sun2°12°2.5 mm19 km/h NW
  • Mon5°14°–8 km/h NE
  • Tue3°15°0.5 mm6 km/h N
  • Wed1°8°2.1 mm6 km/h N
  • Thu1°14°–3 km/h SW
  • Fri3°13°–6 km/h N
  • Sat3°10°1.1 mm7 km/h N
  • Sun-1°3°0.8 mm5 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 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Port de Balès

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.0 km SSW

    +2 more within 1.7 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Refuge du Mont Né

    1.6 km W · +2 more within 3.1 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Chalets Les Frênes

    7.4 km SSE

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 7
PlaceDistance
Parking0.0 km SSW
Parking1.0 km SW
Refuge du Mont NéHut1.6 km W
Parking1.7 km S
Cabane de SaoubetteHut2.4 km N
Cabane d'Artigue LongueHut3.1 km W
Chalets Les FrênesCampsite7.4 km SSE
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°
11.8%
Moderate, 15–30°
52.3%
Steep, 30–45°
35.3%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.6%
Steeper than 30°
35.9% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
1,180 m low point 963 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 58.8%Trees 41.0%

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 Port de Balès.

NESW2 km5 km1234567
Summit list 7
  1. 1Mont Né2,147 m 2.0 km WNW
  2. 2Sommet du Templa2,121 m 3.2 km NW
  3. 3Sommet deres hèches2,084 m 3.5 km SW
  4. 4Sommet de Pouy Louby2,091 m 3.8 km SW
  5. 5Sommet de Peberé2,078 m 3.9 km NW
  6. 6Pic du Lion2,102 m 3.9 km SW
  7. 7Montagne de l'Erm2,076 m 3.9 km WSW
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 198 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Monk's-hood13
  • Eurasian Griffon12
  • Red Deer12
  • Wart-biter10
  • Red Kite7
  • Silver Thistle7
Where it sits

Where Port de Balès sits

Range
Pyrenees51
Region
Occitania29France176Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
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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 2026-07-23)
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
Wikidata · Wikipedia