Col de l'Échelle is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France. It is the lower mountain pass between France and Italy and connects Vallée de la Clarée and Vallée Étroite. The highest point between both valleys is actually at 1779 meter, some kilometers north of the official Col de l'Échelle at the Mauvais Pas. Between both cols, a small dry valley exists.
The col is next to Bardonecchia in Italy.
In 2017, over 100 activists of "Identitäre Bewegung" from Europe occupied the pass for a moment to campaign against migrants crossing from Italy to France here.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Col_de_l'Échelle
Address D1, 05100, France
Coordinates 45°1'35.338" N 6°39'25.162" E
