Col de la Cayolle
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Col de la Cayolle is a high mountain pass
in the French Alps
at the border between the departments of Alpes-Maritimes
and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
in France
.
It connects Barcelonnette
in the Ubaye Valley
and Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes
.
It lies parallel to the Col d'Allos
and Col de la Bonette
in the Parc National du Mercantour.
The Var River
has its source near the pass.
The road leads to the red-rock Gorges de Daluis.
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 French Alps
French Alps
The French Alps are those portions of the Alps mountain range which stand within France, located in the Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions....
at the border between the departments of Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes is a department in the extreme southeast corner of France.- History : was created by Octavian as a Roman military district in 14 BC, and became a full Roman province in the middle of the 1st century with its capital first at Cemenelum and subsequently at Embrun...
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 Barcelonnette
Barcelonnette
Barcelonnette is a commune in the Ubaye Valley, in the southern French Alps, in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, of which it is a subprefecture.-History:...
in 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....
and Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes
Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes
Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
.
It lies parallel to the Col d'Allos
Col d'Allos
Col d'Allos is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in France.It connects Barcelonnette in the Ubaye Valley and Colmars and goes on to the Col des Champs....
and Col de la Bonette
Col de la Bonette
Col de la Bonette is a high mountain pass in the French Alps, near the border with Italy. It is situated within the Mercantour National Park on the border of the departments of Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence...
in the Parc National du Mercantour.
The Var River
Var River
The Var is a river located in the southeast of France. The name Var originates from the Ligurian word for waterway.The Var flows through the Alpes-Maritimes département for most of its length, with a short stretch in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département...
has its source near the pass.
The road leads to the red-rock Gorges de Daluis.
See also
- List of highest paved roads in Europe
- List of mountain passes