Col de Tourniol
Mountain pass in France
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The Col de Tourniol is a mountain pass located at an altitude of 1,145 meters in the French department of Drôme, in the western part of the Massif du Vercors.
| Col de Tourniol | |
|---|---|
View of the switchbacks on the western slope of Col de Tourniol. | |
| Elevation | 1,145 m (3,757 ft)[1] |
| First Approach | |
| Traversed by | D101 |
| Second Approach | |
| Traversed by | D101 |
| Location | France |
| Range | Massif du Vercors (Alps) |
| Coordinates | 44°55′06″N 5°11′04″E |
 Interactive map of Col de Tourniol | |
History
On 10 April 1989, EAS Flight 602, a Fairchild FH-227B en route from Paris to Valence with 3 crew members and 19 passengers, struck the terrain near the Col de Tourniol during the approach procedure to Valence-Chabeuil Airport. There were no survivors. [citation needed]
Cycling
The Tour de France included this pass, categorized as first category, during the 19th stage of the 1987 Tour de France between Valréas and Villard-de-Lans. The Dutch cyclist Teun van Vliet reached the summit first.[2]
