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Cime de la Bonette (el. 2,860 metres or 9,383 feet) 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. "Cime" means "summit" in French.
The two kilometre long teardrop shaped loop around the Cime de la Bonette peak (2,860 m (9,380 ft)) from either side of the pass is the highest paved through route in the Alps. [ citation needed ] The road around the Cime de la Bonette reaches an altitude of 2,802 m (9,193 ft), but this is not a " pass ", but merely a scenic loop.
The actual pass is situated on a gravel track leading off the D64 close to its summit at the Col de la Bonette (2715 m). The passage over the Col de la Bonette is often mistakenly referred to as the Col de Restefond, and in the 2008 Tour de France the summit was referred to as the Cime de la Bonette-Restefond.
Upon visiting the location, they were informed by local shepherds that the mountain was known as the summit of Mercantour. ... Cime de la Bonette, 2,860 m; Tête des ...
Location Type Elevation Col de la Bonette: Tinée Valley to Barcelonnette: Road (minor loop climbs to 2,802 m) 2715 Col de Restefond: Col de la Bonette to Barcelonnette: Road: 2680 Bassa di Druos: Tinée Valley to Terme di Valdieri: Bridle path: 2630 Colle di Ciriegia: Saint-Martin-Vésubie to Terme di Valdieri: Bridle path: 2551 Col des ...
The 1938 race went higher up to the Alpine Col de l'Iseran at 2,770 m (9,088 ft). [6] [11] Various Alpine passes, including the Galibier, were the highest points reached in Tours until the 1962 race saw a new high of 2,860 m (9,383 ft) at the Cime de la Bonette in the Alps, a short loop road which forks from the summit of the Col de la Bonette ...
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This is a list of mountain passes and hills in the Tour de France.Among the passes most often crossed, Col du Tourmalet, Col d'Aubisque, Col d'Aspin, Col de Peyresourde and Col du Galibier predominate, while the highest peak ever reached is Cime de la Bonette-Restefond (2,802 m (9,193 ft)), used in the 1962, 1964, 1993 and 2008 Tour de France.