Col d'Étache

Col d'Étache
Colle d'Etiache

Southern view of the pass
Elevation 2,799 m (9,183 ft)[1]
Traversed by foothpath
Location Piedmont, Italy
Rhône-Alpes, France
Range Cottian Alps
Coordinates 45°08′53″N 06°48′47″E / 45.14806°N 6.81306°E / 45.14806; 6.81306Coordinates: 45°08′53″N 06°48′47″E / 45.14806°N 6.81306°E / 45.14806; 6.81306
Col d'Étache

Location of Col d'Étache

Col d'Étache in French, (in Italian Colle d'Etiache), is a pedestrian pass (el. 2,799 m) across the Cottian Alps. It connects Susa Valley (Province of Turin, Italy) and Maurienne (Savoie, France).

Geography

The pass is located between mount Gros Peyron (3,047 m, SE) and Cresta San Michele (or Pierre Minieu, 3,252 m, NW). It belongs to the water divide between the drainage basins of Arc and Dora Riparia (thus between Rhone and Po basins).

Hiking

The pass can be accessed from south by a wide foothpath starting from Rifugio Scarfiotti, a CAI mountain hut located in the comune of Bardonecchia at 2,165 m. On the French side the footpath continues until Le Planey, a village of Bramans.

Maps

References

  1. Official French cartography of Institut Géographique National - IGN; on-line version: www.geoportail.fr
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