Col de la Pierre St Martin

Col de la Pierre Saint-Martin
Elevation	1,760 m (5,774 ft)
Traversed by	D132/NA1370
Location
Col de la Pierre Saint-Martin Location of Col de la Pierre Saint-Martin
Location	Pyrénées-Atlantiques,  France Navarra,  Spain
Range	Pyrenees
Coordinates	42°58′13″N 0°45′57″W / 42.97028°N 0.76583°W / 42.97028; -0.76583Coordinates: 42°58′13″N 0°45′57″W / 42.97028°N 0.76583°W / 42.97028; -0.76583

Col de la Pierre Saint-Martin (el. 1760 m.) is a mountain pass on the France-Spain border in the western Pyrenees in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (France) and Navarra (Spain). The climb from the Spanish side was used in the 2007 Tour de France.

Close to the summit of the pass, there is the ski station of Arette-Pierre-Saint-Martin.

Details of the climb

The southern side of the climb, starting from Isaba (Navarra, Spain) is 27 km long at an average of 3.6 % (height gain - 966 m). The final stages of the climb start at Larra Belagua (1026m.) with 14 km at 5.2 %, with a maximum of 7.4%

The pass is situated south east of Oloron-Sainte-Marie. Starting from Arette (north east), the climb is 25.8 km long gaining 1466 m. (an average of 5.7%). En route, the climb passes over the Col de Labays (1351m.), the Pas de Guilhers (1436 m.) and the Col du Soudet (1540 m.).

Tour de France

The climb from the south featured in 2007 in the Tour de France for the first time on the 218.5 km stage 16 from Orthez to Gourette-Col d'Aubisque.

Appearances in Tour de France

Year	Stage	Category	Start	Finish	Leader at the summit
2007	16	1	Orthez	Gourette-col d'Aubisque	Mauricio Soler

See also

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

External links

• Le col de la Pierre Saint-Martin dans le Tour de France (French)
• Detailed summary of climb