Col du Grapillon

{{Infobox mountain pass

| name = Col du Grapillon

| photo = Col du Grapillon.JPG

| photo_caption = View of the east side of the Col du Grapillon

| elevation_m = 1509

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| map = France

| map_caption = Location of Col du Grapillon

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| label = Col du Grapillon

| coords = {{coord|45|27|46|N|5|50|30|E|type:pass_region:FR|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| location = Savoie, France

| range = Chartreuse Mountains

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The Col du Grapillon (or col de Grapillon) is a mountain pass located {{convert|1509|m|ft}} above sea level in the Chartreuse Mountains between La Cochette ({{convert|1618|m|ft}}) to the south, and Mont Outheran ({{convert|1673|m|ft}}) to the north{{cite web|url=http://www.refuges.info/point/2615/point-de-passage/Chartreuse/Col-de-Grapillon/|title=Fiche (n°2615) de: Col de Grapillon|publisher=refuges.info|date= |accessdate=March 6, 2016}}

Access

The pass is available only to hikers. It connects Le Désert d'Entremont (Entremont-le-Vieux district) to Saint-Thibaud-de-Couz, and it's the southern access path of the Mont Outheran and northern access path of La Cochette. The easiest access is from the hamlet of les Bruyères on the D45, {{convert|500|m|yd}} north of Col de la Cluse.

Environmental protection

The Col du Grapillon is part of the natural area of ecological, faunistic and floristic interest of Mont Outheran.

References

Category:Mountain passes of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Category:Mountain passes of the Alps