Col du Glandon

Col du Glandon
View of the top of the pass
Compass direction	North side	Southwest side
Pass height	1924  m
Department	Savoie , France
Valley locations	Sainte-Etienne-de-Cuines	Rochetaillée
expansion	Pass road
Built	1898/1912
Winter closure	October - May
Mountains	french alps
profile
Ø pitch	6.9% (1476 m / 21.3 km)	4.2% (1206 m / 29 km)
Max. Incline	(at km 11.5)	(at km 11.4)
map
Coordinates	45 ° 14 '24 "  N , 6 ° 10' 30"  E Coordinates: 45 ° 14 '24 "  N , 6 ° 10' 30"  E

The Col du Glandon is a French alpine pass. The 1924 meter high crossing is in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ( Savoie department ). It connects Rochetaillée near Le Bourg-d'Oisans in the Romanche valley with La Chambre in the Maurienne valley . Opened in 1898, in 1912 it was connected to the slightly higher and only 2.5 km away Col de la Croix de Fer , which leads to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne . The Col du Glandon is navigable between May and October. The climb from La Chambre is marked with special signs for cyclists every kilometer .

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  The last special milestone for cyclists before the pass on the climb from La Chambre

literature

• Kristian Bauer: Roadbook Tour de France. Conquer 40 top climbs from the Alps to the Pyrenees on your own racing bike. (Plus highlights from the history of the tour). Bruckmann, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-7654-4477-4 .

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