Little St Bernard Pass

#1211 among destinations in Italy

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass

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The Little St Bernard Pass is a mountain pass in the Alps on the France–Italy border. Its saddle is at 2188 metres above sea level. It is located between Savoie, France, and Aosta Valley, Italy, to the south of the Mont Blanc Massif, exactly on the main alpine watershed. There is also a Great St. Bernard Pass, famous for giving the St Bernard breed its name, and a San Bernardino Pass. ()

Local name: Colle del Piccolo San Bernardo Maximum elevation: 7178 ftCoordinates: 45°40'52"N, 6°53'29"E

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Aosta ValleyItaly

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Little St Bernard Pass – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Verney Lake, Lancebranlette, Testa del Rutor, Chanousia Alpine Botanical Garden.

0.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Verney Lake
17 min walk • Verney Lake is a lake at Aosta Valley, Italy. At an elevation of 2088 m, its surface area is 0.203 km².
1.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lancebranlette
45 min walk • Lancebranlette is a mountain of Savoie, France and of Aosta Valley, Italy. It lies in the Mont Blanc Massif range. It has an elevation of 2,936 metres above sea level.
5.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Testa del Rutor
149 min walk • Testa del Rutor or Tête du Ruitor is a mountain of the Graian Alps in Aosta Valley, north-western Italy. It is the highest summit of the Rutor-Léchaud Group, lying roughly between the Mont Blanc Massif and the Vanoise Massif.
~1960 ftW
Botanical garden
Chanousia Alpine Botanical Garden
10 min walk • The Chanousia Alpine Botanical Garden is an alpine botanical garden located at 2170 meters altitude near Mont Blanc, at the Little St Bernard Pass, in the Italian commune of La Thuile. It was founded by Valdostan abbot and botanist Pierre Chanoux. It is open daily in the warmer months.
3.6 miNE
45°42'57"N • 6°56'52"E
Maison Musée Berton, La Thuile
93 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
6.9 miNE
45°45'28"N • 6°58'55"E
Parco Avventura Mont Blanc - Bar e Ristorante "Lo Carà", Pré-Saint-Didier
175 min walk • Playground, Park
6 miNE
45°43'22"N • 7°0'1"E
Lago D'Arpy, Morgex
153 min walk • Body of water, Park
6.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
le Pyramides Calcaires
168 min walk • The Pyramides Calcaires are twin peaks located in the upper Val Veny just above the Elisabeth refuge and just before the Col de la Seigne. They are located in the municipality of Courmayeur.
4.6 miE
Hiking, Alpine hut
Rifugio Deffeyes
117 min walk • The Albert Deffeyes hut is a mountain hut located in the municipality of La Thuile, in the La Thuile valley in the Graian Alps, at 2500 m above sea level.