Col de Vars

Col de Vars
Col de Vars Location of Col de Vars
Elevation	2,108 m (6,916 ft)
Traversed by	D 902
Location
Location	Hautes-Alpes/Alpes-de-Haute-Provence,  France
Range	Alps
Coordinates	44°32′20″N 6°42′10″E / 44.5389°N 6.70275°E / 44.5389; 6.70275Coordinates: 44°32′20″N 6°42′10″E / 44.5389°N 6.70275°E / 44.5389; 6.70275

Col de Vars, elevation 2108 m (6916 ft) is a high mountain pass in the Alps between the departments of Hautes-Alpes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in France.

It connects the Ubaye Valley with the Queyras valley and Embrun. The pass is open only from May to October.

It is traversed by highway D 902, which leads from Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye in the southeast to Vars and on to Guillestre in the northwest.

The pass has been included in the Tour de France 33 times.

See also

• List of highest paved roads in Europe
• List of mountain passes

References

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.