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Mountain pass Mountain pass · Pays du St-Bernard · 2,794 m

Col des Ecandies

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    Just before the Col des Ecandies.
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Der Col des Ecandies liegt auf 2793 m und stellt den Übergang vom Plateau/Glacier du Trient zur Combe des Ecandies dar.

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2'568'727E 1'095'356N
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46.009028, 7.034926
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46°00'32.5"N 7°02'05.7"E
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32T 347865 5096928
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