Col de Restefond, Mercantour National Park

#16 among attractions in Mercantour National Park

Mountain pass, Nature

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Col de Restefond is a high mountain pass in the French Alps, near the border with Italy. It is situated on the flanks of le Restefonde within the Mercantour National Park in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. ()

Alternative names: Maximum elevation: 8793 ftCoordinates: 44°20'10"N, 6°48'29"E

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Col de Restefond – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cime de la Bonette, Ouvrage Restefond, Lacs de Morgon, Mont Pelat.

1 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Cime de la Bonette, Mercantour National Park
26 min walk • Cime de la Bonette is a mountain in the French Alps, near the border with Italy. It is situated within the Mercantour National Park on the border of the departments of Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, between the Ubaye Valley and the valley of the Tinée River.
0.4 miS
Museum
Ouvrage Restefond, Mercantour National Park
11 min walk • Ouvrage Restefond is a work of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of one artillery block and three observation blocks at the summit of the Col de la Bonette.
5 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Lacs de Morgon, Mercantour National Park
127 min walk • The lakes of Morgon are a group of lakes in the Tinée valley, Alpes-Maritimes, Alps, France. The first lake is the Big Lake of Morgon at an elevation of 2427 m. The other major lakes are the Median Lake and the Higher Lake.
7 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Mont Pelat, Mercantour National Park
180 min walk • Mont Pelat, is a mountain of the Maritime Alps located in the chain of mountains between the high valley of Verdon to the west, the high valley of Var to the east and the Bachelard valley in the North.
4.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac du Lauzanier
111 min walk • Lac du Lauzanier is a lake in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France.
4.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Enciastraia
115 min walk • Enciastraia is a mountain in the Maritime Alps, on the boundary between the province of Cuneo and the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur.
6 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Cimet, Mercantour National Park
154 min walk • Mount Cimet or Cemet is a mountain in the Pelat Massif of the French Alps in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
4.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rocca dei Tre Vescovi
110 min walk • Rocca dei Tre Vescovi is a mountain in the Maritime Alps, on the boundary between the province of Cuneo and the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur.
4.8 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Lacs Les Laussets, Mercantour National Park
122 min walk • The lakes Les Laussets are a group of three lakes in the Tinée valley, Alpes-Maritimes, Alps, France. They are located at an elevation of 2400 m, south-east to the Crête des Terres Rouges, and close to the Tête des Mourres.
4.7 miSE
Church
Église Saint-Dalmas
119 min walk • The parish church of Saint-Dalmas is a church located in France in the commune of Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage, in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
6.2 miSW
Mountain pass, Nature
Col de la Cayolle, Mercantour National Park
158 min walk • Col de la Cayolle is a high mountain pass in the French Alps at the border between the departments of Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in France. It connects Barcelonnette in the Ubaye Valley and Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes. It lies parallel to the Col d'Allos and Col de la Bonette in the Parc National du Mercantour.