Cormet de Roselend
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Lac de Roselend near the pass
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| Elevation | 1,967 m (6,453 ft) |
| Traversed by | D 925 |
| Location | Savoie, France |
| Range | Alps |
| Coordinates | 45°41′28″N 06°41′26″E / 45.69111°N 6.69056°ECoordinates: 45°41′28″N 06°41′26″E / 45.69111°N 6.69056°E |
 Cormet de Roselend
Location of Cormet de Roselend
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Cormet de Roselend (el. 1967 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie in France.
It connects Beaufort in the Beaufortain valley and Bourg-Saint-Maurice in the Tarentaise Valley. On the west side of the pass lies the Lac de Roselend, a reservoir that can be reached by the Col de Méraillet or the Col du Pré.
On the north-western side, starting from Beaufort, the climb is 20.3 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 1227 m. (an average percentage of 6.0%), with the steepest sections at 10.0%.
From Bourg-Saint-Maurice to the south-east, the Cormet de Roselend is 19.35 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 1154 m. (an average percentage of 6.0%), with the steepest sections at 8.9%.
The pass was first included in the Tour de France in 1979 and has since featured 9 times, most recently in stage 17 of the 2009 Tour de France.
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