Col Ferret

{{Short description|Alpine pass}}

{{Infobox mountain pass

| name = Col Ferret

| other_name = Col du Grand Ferret

| photo = Grand_Col_Ferret_(2537_meter)._01.JPG

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| elevation_m = 2537

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| traversed = Trail

| location = Italy–Switzerland border

| range = Alps

| map = Alps

| coordinates = {{coord|45.8890289|N|7.0778615|E|type:pass_region:CH|display=inline,title}}

| topo =

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The Col Ferret (or Grand Col Ferret) is an Alpine pass between the canton of Valais and the Aosta Valley ({{convert|2537|m}} {{ Cite book | chapter-url =https://books.google.com/books?id=MQAtpwY7e6sC&q=col+du+grand+ferret&pg=PA221 | language = it | title = Piemonte, Valle d'Aosta: Torino, Alpi, Monferrato, Verbano, Langhe, Ossola | first = Ada | last = Quazza | chapter = Val Ferret | publisher = Touring Editore | year = 1996 | pages = 221 | isbn = 9788836510184 | access-date = 2020-01-29 }}). It is crossed by the route of the Tour du Mont Blanc.{{ Cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=cjE7AQAAIAAJ&q=%22col+ferret%22+%22tour+du+mont+blanc%22 | language = fr | title = Le Tour du Mont Blanc | first = Pierre | last = Millon | publisher = Glénat | year = 1999 | pages = 46 | isbn = 9782723426855 | access-date = 2020-01-30 }} Close to it stands the Petit Col Ferret, at an elevation of {{convert|2490|m}}, which separates the Mont Blanc Massif from the Pennine Alps.{{ Cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=YohOAAAAIAAJ&q=%22petit%22+%22ferret%22+%22graian+Alps%22+pennine | title = The Geographical Journal | volume = 71 | publisher = Royal Geographical Society | year = 1928 | pages = 39 | access-date = 2020-01-30 }}