Col du Petit Ballon
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| Col du Petit Ballon | |
|---|---|
 The summit of the col | |
| Elevation | 1,163 m (3,816 ft)[1] |
| Traversed by | Unnamed road |
| Location | Haut-Rhin, France |
| Range | Vosges Mountains |
| Coordinates | 47°59′6″N 7°7′16″E / 47.98500°N 7.12111°E |
  Col du Petit Ballon Location of Col du Petit Ballon | |
The Col du Petit Ballon (French pronunciation: [kɔl dy pəti balɔ̃]; elevation 1,163 m (3,816 ft)) is a mountain pass in the Vosges Mountains in the Haut-Rhin department of France, close to the summit of the Petit Ballon mountain (1,272 m (4,173 ft)).
It was crossed on Stage 10 of the 2014 Tour de France cycle race.[2]
From the north, the climb starts in Munster from where the climb is 11.6 km (7.2 mi) long, gaining 773 m (2,536 ft) in altitude, at an average gradient of 6.7%.[3] The climb proper starts at Luttenbach-près-Munster, where it leaves the D10. From here, the climb is 9.3 km (5.8 mi) long, at an average gradient of 8.1%.[2]
From the north-west, the climb starts at Metzeral, passing through the village of Sondernach, where the route leaves the D10. The total distance is 12.8 km (8.0 mi), gaining 678 m (2,224 ft) in altitude, at an average gradient of 5.3%.[4]
It is also possible to access the col via the D43 from Wihr-au-Val to the north-east from where the climb is 16.0 km (9.9 mi) long, gaining 844 m (2,769 ft) in altitude, at an average gradient of 5.3%.[5]
