page_title: Col du Lautaret
hierarchical_section_title: Col du Lautaret
caption_attribution_description: English: Col Du Lautaret 1994
context_page_description: Col du Lautaret is a high mountain pass in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France.
  It marks the boundary between the valleys of the Romanche and the Guisane, a tributary of the Durance which has its source at the col. The valleys are linked by national route 91. The Lautaret is one of the lowest points on the ridge line which separates the "north" and "south" geographic areas of the French Alps.
  The Col has long been used as a communication route between Grenoble and Briançon, and indeed for reaching Italy across the Alps.
  The Col is open all year round and provides good views of La Meije to the south-west and the Grand Galibier to the north. It is also well known for its botanical garden. The route to the south side of the Col du Galibier leaves from the Lautaret.
context_section_description: Col du Lautaret (2,058 m (6,752 ft)) is a high mountain pass in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France.
  It marks the boundary between the valleys of the Romanche and the Guisane, a tributary of the Durance which has its source at the col. The valleys are linked by national route 91 (Grenoble – Le Bourg-d'Oisans – Briançon). The Lautaret is one of the lowest points on the ridge line which separates the "north" (mainly in the Rhône-Alpes région) and "south" (mainly in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région) geographic areas of the French Alps.
  The Col has long been used as a communication route between Grenoble and Briançon, and indeed for reaching Italy across the Alps.
  The Col is open all year round and provides good views of La Meije to the south-west and the Grand Galibier to the north. It is also well known for its botanical garden. The route to the south side of the Col du Galibier leaves from the Lautaret.
caption: Col Du Lautaret 1994
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