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Col des Aravis

Col des Aravis
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Elevation 1,487 m (4,879 ft)
Location Haute-Savoie/Savoie, France
Range Aravis Range
Coordinates 45°52′21″N 6°27′53″E / 45.87250°N 6.46472°E / 45.87250; 6.46472Coordinates: 45°52′21″N 6°27′53″E / 45.87250°N 6.46472°E / 45.87250; 6.46472
Col des Aravis is located in Alps
Col des Aravis
Location of Col des Aravis

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.

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.



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