Col de Méraillet
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Col de Méraillet is a high mountain pass
in the Alps
in the department of Savoie
in France
; it belongs to the commune of Beaufort
.
It is traversed by the D 925 road, which also crosses the Cormet de Roselende.
Mountain pass
A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...
in the Alps
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
in the department of Savoie
Savoie
Savoie is a French department located in the Rhône-Alpes region in the French Alps.Together with the Haute-Savoie, Savoie is one of the two departments of the historic region of Savoy that was annexed by France on June 14, 1860, following the signature of the Treaty of Turin on March 24, 1860...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
; it belongs to the commune of Beaufort
Beaufort, Savoie
Beaufort, also Beaufort-sur-Doron, is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...
.
It is traversed by the D 925 road, which also crosses the Cormet de Roselende.
See also
- List of highest paved roads in Europe
- List of mountain passes