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Pointe de France · 2,878 m · 4.4 km NNW
Pass · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Pourtalet mountain pass

1,792 m5,879 ft
Connects
Corral de las Mulas – Frontera del Portalet
Tonight
1°CFog · Wind 12 km/h N

Pourtalet mountain pass is a mountain pass at 1,792 m in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It links Corral de las Mulas and Frontera del Portalet.

All facts
Saddle
1,792 m
Lowest point
1,638 m / 1,714 m
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Pass

Pourtalet mountain pass: the climb from each side

Saddle 1,792 mCorral de las Mulas 1,638 m+154 m · 3.0 kmFrontera del Portalet 1,714 m+78 m · 0.9 km

Crossed by: A-136 Frontera del Portalet - Frontera con Francia

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

3D map

Pourtalet mountain pass 3D map

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Topographic map

Pourtalet mountain pass 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

Pourtalet mountain pass elevation profile

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Weather

Pourtalet mountain pass weather

Tonight · Fog · 1°C (34°F) · Wind 12 km/h N

Pourtalet mountain pass forecast for about 1,792 m.

  • Tonight1°–12 km/h N
  • Today1°8°–9 km/h N
  • Sun6°11°4.3 mm16 km/h N
  • Mon5°16°–9 km/h NE
  • Tue7°16°–5 km/h N
  • Wed6°13°–4 km/h NE
  • Thu6°15°–4 km/h W
  • Fri6°15°–7 km/h NW
  • Sat5°11°0.6 mm14 km/h N
  • Sun2°10°0.1 mm8 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, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Pourtalet mountain pass

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.0 km NW

    +2 more within 0.1 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Bivouac Possible

    3.1 km N · +2 more within 7.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Refuge de Pombie

    3.4 km NNW · +2 more within 4.4 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Parking0.0 km NW
Parking0.1 km SSE
Parking0.1 km SE
Bivouac PossibleCampsite3.1 km N
Refuge de PombieHut3.4 km NNW
Cabane d'ArrégatiouHut4.4 km NNE
Cabane du Caillou de SoquesHut4.4 km NE
Campsite7.0 km NNW
BivouacCampsite7.3 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°
27.6%
Moderate, 15–30°
45.0%
Steep, 30–45°
24.8%
Cliffs, 45° and over
2.6%
Steeper than 30°
27.4% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
1,336 m low point 1,328 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 89.4%Trees 5.3%Bare rock / sparse 4.8%

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

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 701 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Alpine Marmot93
  • Common Wall Lizard76
  • European Common Frog75
  • Elder-flowered Orchid64
  • English Iris54
  • Dragonmouth46
Where it sits

Where Pourtalet mountain pass sits

Range
Pyrenees51
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine8France176Spain109Europe2,143
Protected area
Pyrénées National Park6
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Pyrenees 6
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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 2026-09-24)
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)
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 · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia