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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.
Col de la Bonette (el. 2,715 metres (8,907 ft)) is a high mountain pass 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.
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.
La Suisse niçoise, a collection of the writings of Victor de Cessole and Fernand Noetinger, traces the history of the conquest of the massif. Jean Siccardi, a writer from Nice, depicts two shepherd brothers in the heart of the massif, in his book Les brumes du Mercantour .
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 Granges Communes: Saint ...
But the day’s second climb is the one that stands out to us: it’s called the Cime de la Bonette, and at 2,802m it’s the highest paved road in France (and the second-highest in the Alps). The ...
Cime de la Bonette: French Alps France: loop: The highest paved road in France. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France: 2770 m: Col de l'Iseran: Graian Alps France: pass: Val-d'Isère & Bonneval-sur-Arc: The highest paved mountain pass in France.
The road then heads through Embrun and over the Col de Vars (2,111 m (6,926 ft)) and onto Barcelonnette via Jausiers, where the choice can be made to turn south over the Col de la Bonette (2,802 m (9,193 ft))—with access to the highest paved through road in Europe, the Cime de la Bonette—or continue via the Col de la Cayolle (2,327 m (7,635 ...