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Col d'Ares

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Elevation
  
1,513 m

Range
  
Pyrenees

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Location
  
Pyrénées-Orientales, France Catalonia, Spain

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Col d'Ares ([kɔldaʁ]) or Coll d'Ares ([ˈkɔʎ ˈdaɾəs]) (el. 1513 m) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain.

Contents

Map of Col d'Ares, 66230 Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste, France

It connects Prats-de-Mollo in France with Molló in Catalonia, Spain.

Col d ares descent


History

In 1691, during the Nine Years' War, the Spanish passed through the Col d'Ares to try taking Prats-de-Mollo, without success.

References

Col d'Ares Wikipedia