Col de Larche

Col de Larche
The place Argentera near the pass
Compass direction	northwest	Southeast
Pass height	1991  m
region	Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	Province of Cuneo
Watershed	Ubayette → Ubaye → Rhone	Stura di Demonte → Tanaro → Po
Valley locations	Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye	Pietraporzio
expansion	D900	Strada Statale 21 della Maddalena
Mountains	Cottian Alps / Maritime Alps
profile
Ø pitch	% (? m / 16.1 km)	% (? m / 18 km)
Max. Incline	4.2%	4.4%
map
Coordinates	44 ° 25 '18 "  N , 6 ° 53' 55"  E Coordinates: 44 ° 25 '18 "  N , 6 ° 53' 55"  E

The Col de Larche ( double . Col de Larche , ital . Colle della Maddalena ) is a 1,991  m high, but in the course of relatively flat road crossing between France and Italy . It connects the French community of Barcelonnette with the city of Cuneo in Italy. On the French side, the pass road follows the Vallée de l'Ubaye and then flows into the Valle Stura di Demonte in Italy . The pass lies between the Alpine peaks of Tête de Moise ( 3104  m ) in the northeast and Tête de l'Enchastraye ( 2954  m ) in the south and is considered the border between the Cottian Alps in the north and the Maritime Alps in the south.

The next road crossing in the north is the Col d'Agnel , in the south the Col de la Lombarde .

On the Italian side just below the top of the pass is the 360 ​​meter long Lago della Maddalena ( 1974  m slm ). It is the headwaters of the Stura di Demonte .

Illustrations

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  Lago della Maddalena with a view of the top of the pass

Web links

Commons : Col de Larche  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ lt. IGN - Map