Col d'Étache

Col d'Étache Colle d'Etiache
Southern view of the pass
Elevation	2,799 m (9,183 ft)[1]
Traversed by	foothpath
Location	Piedmont, Italy Rhône-Alpes, France
Range	Cottian Alps
Coordinates	45°08′53″N 06°48′47″E / 45.14806°N 6.81306°E / 45.14806; 6.81306Coordinates: 45°08′53″N 06°48′47″E / 45.14806°N 6.81306°E / 45.14806; 6.81306
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

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

The pass can be accessed from south by a wide foothpath 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

• Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it
• French official cartography (Institut Géographique National - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr
• Istituto Geografico Centrale, Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi 1:50.000 scale n. 1 Valli di Susa Chisone e Germanasca and 1:25.000 scale n. 104 Bardonecchia Monte Thabor Sauze d'Oulx

References