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Col d'Étache

Coordinates: 45°08′53″N 06°48′47″E / 45.14806°N 6.81306°E / 45.14806; 6.81306
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Col d'Étache
Italian: Colle d'Etiache
Southern view of the pass
Elevation2,799 m (9,183 ft)[1]
Traversed byfootpath
LocationPiedmont, Italy
Rhône-Alpes, France
RangeCottian Alps
Coordinates45°08′53″N 06°48′47″E / 45.14806°N 6.81306°E / 45.14806; 6.81306
Col d'Étache is located in Alps
Col d'Étache
Col d'Étache
Location of Col d'Étache

Col d'Étache in French, (in Italian Colle d'Etiache), is a pedestrian pass (el. 2,799 m) across the Cottian Alps. It connects Susa Valley (Province of Turin, Italy) and Maurienne (Savoie, France).

Geography

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The pass is located between mount Gros Peyron (3,047 m, SE) and Cresta San Michele (or Pierre Minieu, 3,252 m, NW). It belongs to the water divide between the drainage basins of Arc and Dora Riparia (thus between Rhone and Po basins).

Hiking

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The pass can be accessed from south by a wide footpath starting from Rifugio Scarfiotti, a CAI mountain hut located in the comune of Bardonecchia at 2,165 m. On the French side the footpath continues until Le Planey, a village of Bramans.

Maps

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References

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  1. ^ Official French cartography of Institut Géographique National - IGN; on-line version: www.geoportail.fr