Col de Vars
Encyclopedia
Col de Vars, elevation 2108 m (6916 ft) is a high mountain pass
in the Alps
between the departments of Hautes-Alpes
and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
in France
.
It connects the Ubaye Valley
with the Queyras
valley and Embrun
. The pass is open only from May to October.
It is traversed by highway D 902, which leads from Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye
in the southeast to Vars
and on to Guillestre
in the northwest.
The pass has been included in the Tour de France
33 times.
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....
between the departments of Hautes-Alpes
Hautes-Alpes
Hautes-Alpes is a department in southeastern France named after the Alps mountain range.- History :Hautes-Alpes is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a French department in the south of France, it was formerly part of the province of Provence.- History :Nord-de-Provence was one of the 83 original departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
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 connects the Ubaye Valley
Ubaye Valley
The Ubaye Valley is an area in the Alpes de Haute-Provence département, in the French Alps and has approximately 7,700 residents. Its residents are called Ubayens. Its chief town is the sous-préfecture of Barcelonnette....
with the Queyras
Queyras
The Queyras is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extension is the basin of river Guil, a tributary of the Durance...
valley and Embrun
Embrun, Hautes-Alpes
Embrun is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Description:...
. The pass is open only from May to October.
It is traversed by highway D 902, which leads from Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye
Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye
Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
in the southeast to Vars
Vars, Hautes-Alpes
Vars is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.It is famous for its ski resort.-Population:-References:*...
and on to Guillestre
Guillestre
Guillestre is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.-Geography:The village lies in the northwestern part of the commune, on the left bank of the Chagne, a stream, tributary of the Guil, which forms all of the commune's northern border, before flowing into the Durance,...
in the northwest.
The pass has been included in the Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
33 times.
See also
- List of highest paved roads in Europe
- List of mountain passes