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Col des Aravis

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Elevation
  
1,487 m

Range
  
Alps

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Location
  
Haute-Savoie/Savoie, France

Similar
  
Aravis Range, Col de la Colombière, Alps, Col des Saisies, Cormet de Roselend

The Col des Aravis is a mountain pass in the French Alps that connects the towns of La Clusaz in Haute-Savoie with La Giettaz in Savoie. At 1486 m. it is the lowest pass in the Aravis Range of mountains.

Contents

Map of Col des Aravis, 74220 La Giettaz, France

Appearances in Tour de France

The pass has been used 40 times in the Tour de France, most recently in 2016. In 1949 Gino Bartali was the first rider over the pass.

References

Col des Aravis Wikipedia