Col de la Lombarde

View of the Italian north side to the pass to the east. In the background Cima d' Orgials ( 2647 m) and Cime de la Lombard (2800 m)

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The Col de la Lombard (Italian Colle della Lombarda ) is a navigable during the summer months road pass in the Maritime Alps. The pass has an altitude of 2350 m s.l.m. and marks the border between the French département Alpes- Maritimes and the Italian region of Piedmont.

The pass lies between the mountains Cime de la Lombard (2800 m) in the northeast and the Tête de l' Adrech ( 2475 m) in the southwest.

On the French side of the retort ski resort Isola is 2000., Where the Tour de France had in 1993 a mountain top finish and the start of the 12th stage.

The expansion of the road between Isola and Isola 2000 is good two-lane, in the further course, the road narrows to a single lane but still only partly paved roadway.

Gallery

From the pass in the direction of France

The narrow pass road leads through a forest; Again, the Italian side, about 1780 masl

Switchbacks on the Italian side, about 1450 masl

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