Col du Grand Colombier

At a glance

Scenic stop · France. Updated October 2026.

About this place

Shares with the Chasseral the title of highest road pass in the Jura, here at the range's southern end in the Ain. From the top you look down the Rhône valley to the Lac du Bourget, or across to the Alps. The D 120 is paved.

Where it is

Around here

1. 23kmLegendary motoMoto shopSE
2. 19kmCycl'OneWorkshopNE
3. 6kmCulozNearest town

Distances are in a straight line.

Passes nearby

• 1326mGolet des Faies5 km · N
• 1314mCroix de Famban5 km · N
• 1322mCol de la Biche6 km · N

Views nearby

• 825mPoint de vue du Calvaire des 3 Croix23 km · NW
• 913mBelvédère de Sérémont12 km · SW
• 613mPanorama des Monts d'Ain30 km · NW

Other places to sleep nearby

• Camping Le Colombier - Culoz6 km · SE
• Valreley, maison d'hotes eco-friendly avec bain nordique6 km · W
• Camping Le Clairet7 km · E
• Camping Le Vaugrais - Artemare - Grand Colombier7 km · SW

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