Col de la Colombière

from Saint-Jean-de-Sixt · French Alps, France

Gradient:

<4%

4–7%

7–10%

10–12%

>12%

Approach route

GRADIENT PROFILE

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Km-by-km average gradient from Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data along the road.

The Saint-Jean-de-Sixt approach to Col de la Colombière covers 13.1 km at 5.5% average, 718 m of ascent to the 1 613 m summit, with pitches to 12.6%. Its steepest kilometre averages 9.8% near km 11.5. On the Fiets scale this side rates 4.5. It is the gentler of the two approaches.