Col d'Ornon

Col d'Ornon
The Col d'Ornon in spring, seen from the north
Compass direction	North	south
Pass height	1367  m
Department	Isère
Watershed	Lignarre , Romanche , Drac	Malsanne , La Bonne , Drac
Valley locations	Le Bourg-d'Oisans	Valbonnais
expansion	D 526
Mountains	French Alps
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Ø pitch	5.6% (640 m / 11.5 km)	2.7% (765 m / 28 km)
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Coordinates	45 ° 0 '32 "  N , 5 ° 58' 4"  E Coordinates: 45 ° 0 '32 "  N , 5 ° 58' 4"  E

The Col d'Ornon is an alpine pass in the French department of Isère in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region .

The pass road, which can be driven on, connects the town of Le Bourg-d'Oisans in the valley of the Romanche (south of L'Alpe d'Huez ) at an altitude of 728  m , via the eponymous hamlet Ornon in the north and on to Chantelouve in the south, with the municipality of Entraigues and the village of Valbonnais , located at 673  m above sea level , capital of the canton of Valbonnais , in the valley of the Drac river .

The pass is at an altitude of 1367  m . The maximum gradient is 8%. In the west is the Massif du Taillefer , in the east the Massif des Écrins . The distance between Bourg-d'Oisans and Entraigues is around 30 km. Col d'Ornon is also a small winter sports area.

Web links

• Website on the geology of the Col d'Ornon (French)