Clarification over the Col de la Bonette

Jan, who administers the 100 Cols route, has provided some information on the mystery over the height of the Col de la Bonette (see blog entry titled 'Five and a half hours of climbing and no sign'):


'The Col was constructed (in 1937 I believe), to have a fast route from north to south through the Alps. It was made by the Ministry of War by that time, for strategic reasons. Both the col (2715 m) and the top (Cime de la Bonette 2808 m) were opened the same time. The Cime was made to have a strategic overview of the valley.'


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