Passes
The chief passes of the Cottian Alps are:
| name | location | type (as of 1911) |
elevation (m/ft) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Col Sommeiller | Bardonecchia to Bramans | snow | 2962/9718 |
| Col de la Traversette | Crissolo to Abriès | bridle path | 2950/9679 |
| Col d'Ambin | Exilles to Bramans | snow | 2854/9364 |
| Col de St Veran | Valle Varaita to the Queyras Valley | foot path | 2844/9331 |
| Col du Parpaillon | Ubaye Valley to the Queyras Valley | foot path | 2780/9121 |
| Col d'Étache | Bardonecchia to Bramans | bridle path | 2787/9144 |
| Col Agnel | Valle Varaita to the Queyras Valley | road | 2744/9003 |
| Col Girardin | Ubaye Valley to the Queyras Valley | bridle path | 2699/8855 |
| Col de Sautron | Valle Maira to Barcelonnette | bridle path | 2689/8823 |
| Col de Longet | Ubaye Valley to Valle Varaita | bridle path | 2672/8767 |
| Col de Mary | Ubaye Valley to Valle Maira | bridle path | 2654/8708 |
| Col d'Abriès | Perosa to Abriès | bridle path | 2650/8695 |
| Col de la Roue | Bardonecchia to Modane | bridle path | 2566/8419 |
| Col du Fréjus | Bardonecchia to Modane | dirt road | 2542/8340 |
| Col de Clapier | Bramans to Susa | bridle path | 2491/8173 |
| Col d'Izoard | Briançon to the Queyras Valley | road | 2388/7835 |
| Col de la Croix or Colle della Croce | Torre Pellice to Abriès | bridle path | 2299/7541 |
| Petit Mont Cenis | Bramans to the Mont Cenis Plateau | bridle path | 2184/7166 |
| Col de Vars | Ubaye Valley to the Queyras Valley | road | 2115/6939 |
| Mont Cenis | Lanslebourg to Susa | road | 2101/6893 |
| Colle Sestriere | Pinerolo to Cesana Torinese | road | 2021/6631 |
| Col de Larche/Maddalena Pass | Ubaye Valley to the Stura Valley | road | 1991/6532 |
| Col de Montgenèvre | Briançon to Susa | road | 1854/6083 |
| Col de l'Échelle | Briançon to Bardonecchia | road | 1760/5774 |
| Col de la Vallée Étroite | Briançon to Modane | foot path | 2445/8022 |
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