Col de Balme

{{Short description|High mountain pass of the Alps}} {{Infobox mountain pass | name = Col de Balme | photo = Col de Balme4.JPG | photo_caption = View from the north side | elevation_m = 2195 | elevation_ref = <ref>Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth.</ref> | traversed = Trail | map = Alps | map_caption = Location in the Alps | map_size = | label = Col de Balme | coords = {{coord|46|01|39|N|06|58|11|E|type:pass|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | location = Valais, Switzerland <br> Haute-Savoie, France | range = Mont Blanc massif | topo = }}

The '''Col de Balme''' (2,195 m) is a high mountain pass of the Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and France. It connects Trient in the Swiss canton of Valais to Argentière in the French department of Haute-Savoie. The pass lies between the summits of Tête de Balme and Les Grandes Otanes.

The Col de Balme lies on the Tour du Mont Blanc walk. A restaurant is located above the summit of the pass.

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==External links== *[http://www.hikr.org/dir/Col_de_Balme_15645/ Col de Balme on Hikr]

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