{
  "name": "Col de Montgenèvre",
  "slug": "col-de-montgenevre",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/col-de-montgenevre/",
  "summary": "One of the lowest and oldest Franco-Italian Alpine crossings, a historic Roman and Napoleonic route from Briancon into Piedmont.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "N94"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "France",
    "region": "Hautes-Alpes / Piedmont",
    "start": {
      "name": "Briançon",
      "lat": 44.899122,
      "lon": 6.641247
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Cesana Torinese",
      "lat": 44.953128,
      "lon": 6.789313
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 12.8,
    "lengthKm": 20.6,
    "driveMinutes": 23,
    "corners": 18,
    "hairpins": 6,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 1971.6,
    "elevationConfidence": "approximate (30 m DEM cannot resolve this line)",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 3
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn",
      "winter"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Heavy year-round border through-traffic and lorries",
    "Ski-resort congestion at the summit in winter",
    "Fast traffic on open sweeping bends"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Col de Montgenèvre - Colle del Monginevro",
    "Pierre Termier",
    "Belvédère Panoramique Montgenèvre-Clarée"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 194
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-25"
}