What are the highest roads in France?
Located in Western Europe, France is the largest country in the European Union. It’s a very mountainous country. The two most important mountain ranges of the country are the Alps and the Pyrenees.

Highest roads of France
Mountain road | Elevation | Department | Surface |
Col des Ruillans | 3.231m (10,600ft) | Hautes-Alpes | Gravel |
Pointe du Bouchet | 3.229m (10,593ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Cime de Caron | 3.195m (10,482ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Col du Jandri | 3.165m (10,383ft) | Isère | Gravel |
Mont Chaberton | 3.131m (10,272ft) | Hautes-Alpes | Gravel |
Col de Thorens | 3.118m (10,229ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Bellecote | 3.071m (10,075ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Pic Blanc | 3.067m (10,062ft) | Isère | Gravel |
Grande Motte | 3.030m (9,940ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Col Montée Fond | 3.007m (9,865ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Col du Bouchet | 3.004m (9,855ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Col de Caron | 2.996m (9,829ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Col du Sommeiller | 2.993m (9,819ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Col de Rosael | 2.993m (9,819ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Col de l’Herpie | 2.970m (9,744ft) | Isère | Gravel |
Aiguille de Péclet | 2.951m (9,681ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Grand Col | 2.939m (9,642ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Col du Piéfroid | 2.937m (9,635ft) | Isère | Gravel |
Pic Château Renard | 2.936m (9,632ft) | Hautes-Alpes | Gravel |
Col des Lessières | 2.936m (9,632ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Mont Malamot | 2.885m (9,465ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Cugnai Lift | 2.884m (9,471ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Glacier du Varet | 2.883m (9,458ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Col de la Chambre | 2.879m (9,445ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Col de la Bailletta | 2.852m (9,356ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Mont de la Chambre | 2.844m (9,330ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Breche Gd. Creux | 2.830m (9,284ft) | Isère | Gravel |
Col de Lauzun | 2.809m (9,215ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Cime de la Bonette | 2.806m (9,206ft) | Alpes-M./Haute-Provence | Asphalt |
Col du Lac Blanc | 2.803m (9,196ft) | Isère | Gravel |
Col dés Ves | 2.793m (9,163ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Pointe de la Masse | 2.790m (9,153ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Bellevarde | 2.783m (9,130ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Col de Fresse | 2.777m (9,110ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Col de l'Iseran | 2.770m (9,090ft) | Savoie | Asphalt |
Col Entre les Tetes | 2.760m (9,055ft) | Isère | Gravel |
Col de la Met | 2.750m (9,022ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Palet | 2.749m (9,019ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Col de Viraysse | 2.746m (9,009ft) | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | Gravel |
Lac de Céma | 2.745m (9,005ft) | Savoie | Asphalt |
Col Agnel | 2.744m (9,003ft) | Hautes-Alpes | Asphalt |
Col Vallée Étroite | 2.735m (8,973ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
L'Aiguille Percée | 2.732m (8,963ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Punta Bagna | 2.730m (8,956ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Col La Madeleine | 2.716m (8,910ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Roche de Mio | 2.716m (8,910ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Col de la Bonette | 2.715m (8,907ft) | Alpes-M./Haute-Provence | Asphalt |
Rocher du Charve | 2.712m (8,897ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Crête de la Pendine | 2.705m (8,874ft) | Hautes-Alpes | Gravel |
Vallon Fournache | 2.703m (8,868ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Pic de Chabrières | 2.701m (8,861ft) | Hautes-Alpes | Gravel |
Sommet Saulire | 2.697m (8,848ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
La Tovière | 2.682m (8,799ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Col de Restefond | 2.680m (8,790ft) | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | Asphalt |
Col du Palet | 2.677m (8,782ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Pic Midi de Bigorre | 2.675m (8,776ft) | Hautes-Pyrénées | Gravel |
Colle Chaberton | 2.674m (8,772ft) | Hautes-Alpes | Gravel |
Boismint lift | 2.671m (8,763ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Faux Col Restefond | 2.656m (8,713ft) | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | Asphalt |
Les Cretes | 2.655m (8,678ft) | Hautes-Alpes | Gravel |
Col dés Pres | 2.652m (8,700ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Col du Parpaillon | 2.650m (8,694ft) | Hautes-Alpes | Gravel |
Col du Galibier | 2.645m (8,678ft) | Savoie/Hautes-Alpes | Asphalt |
Sommet l'Eychauda | 2.639m (8,658ft) | Savoie | Gravel |
Col des Laquets | 2.637m (8,651ft) | Hautes-Pyrénées | Gravel |
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