Col des Montets
Mountain pass in the French Alps
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Col des Montets (elevation 1,461 m or 4,793 ft) is a mountain pass in the French Alps in the Haute-Savoie department of France. It is on the road between Chamonix, the Swiss Col de la Forclaz and Martigny in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.
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| Elevation | 1,461 m (4,793 ft) |
| Location | Haute-Savoie, France |
| Range | Alps |
| Coordinates | 46°0′13″N 6°55′24″E |
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The pass is generally open in winter, but it can be closed in extreme weather and frequently requires snow chains and/or winter tires. Conditions can be checked with Chamonix tourist office. The railway tunnel of the Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine railway has been modified to also carry road traffic on a convoy basis between trains when the pass is closed.
Elizabeth Robins Pennell bicycled through the pass in the 1890s.[1]
The pass appeared in the Tour de France five times from 1959 to 1977: Charly Gaul was the first rider to cross the pass in 1959.[2]
