Col du Tourmalet | |
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Elevation | 2,115 m (6,939 ft)[1] |
Traversed by | D918 |
Location | Hautes-Pyrénées, France |
Range | Pyrenees |
Coordinates | 42°54′29.5″N 0°8′42.4″E / 42.908194°N 0.145111°E |
Col du Tourmalet (pronounced [tuʁmalɛ]; elevation 2,115 m (6,939 ft)) is one of the highest paved mountain passes in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side and the ski station La Mongie two-thirds of the way up. The village of Barèges lies on the western side, above the town of Luz-Saint-Sauveur.