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Col de Salèse from Vacherie des Erps

7262.6 m · net rise 535.2 m · total ascent 572.5 m · overall 7.4% · evidence quality B (good) · Saint-Martin-Vésubie · Alpes-Maritimes · share

Shape: sustained — 28% of the climbing sits in a quarter of the distance; longest continuous stretch at 10%+ is 59 m.

Not yet matched against documented climbs — the measurement stands on its own.

≈ Overhead cover (tree canopy or structures) spans 15% of this route — detected by comparing the surface model (DSM, treetops and rooftops) against the terrain model (DTM, bare ground). Under cover the bare-ground model is built from fewer laser returns, so metre-scale readings can wobble; maxima whose window sits in a covered zone are marked ≈ below — less certain — the flag does not say whether the true value is higher or lower. Longer windows average over more clean ground and are steadier.

Gradient ladder what do windows mean?

Window	Maximum	Located at
2 m (diagnostic)	≈37%	250–252 m	under overhead cover terrain reads 382.4% at 602–604 m across a structure — excluded
3 m (diagnostic)	≈30%	250–253 m	under overhead cover terrain reads 276.0% at 601–604 m across a structure — excluded
5 m	≈24%	3029–3034 m	under overhead cover terrain reads 183.1% at 599–604 m across a structure — excluded
10 m	≈18%	3024–3034 m	under overhead cover terrain reads 92.4% at 599–609 m across a structure — excluded
20 m	≈14.6%	3570–3590 m	under overhead cover terrain reads 46.6% at 599–619 m across a structure — excluded
25 m	≈14.6%	3565–3590 m	under overhead cover terrain reads 38.0% at 599–624 m across a structure — excluded
50 m	≈13.9%	3548–3598 m	under overhead cover terrain reads 20.3% at 599–649 m across a structure — excluded
100 m	≈12.2%	3506–3606 m	under overhead cover terrain reads 12.3% at 24–124 m across a structure — excluded

descends at start Extent detection suggests reviewing where this climb starts/ends.

Map

Check this route yourself: Google Maps route via their router · Street View at the base where coverage exists · geojson.io our exact measured line · OpenTopoMap

This climb's data: OCL JSON — the full gradient ladder, quality flags and provenance in the OpenClimb Ladder format.

Surface: paved (9% unpaved), according to BD TOPO®, IGN's national topographic database: paved for the first 2,606 m; unpaved from 2,606 m to 3,263 m; paved from 3,263 m to 7,226 m. The steepest 25 m lies on the paved part.

Measured, not vetted. This page records what the laser record shows about the road's shape — nothing more. Nobody has necessarily ridden or inspected this road for the survey, and a page here is not a recommendation and no guarantee that the road is open, surfaced, rideable or safe. Gates, private sections, missing rights of way and hazards do not show up in elevation data. Check access and conditions on the ground and make your own judgment.

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Route colour = gradient over a 25 m window: <10% 10–20% 20–25% ≥25%

Col de Salèse from Vacherie des Erps LiDAR hillshade map with contours

Profile

The map, profile and gradient chart share one position — move your pointer over them and the marker follows. Colors are the gradient bands; the shaded span is the steepest 25 m. Any 25 m figure is good to about a point either way (why).

Measurement card

Elevation	IGN LiDAR HD MNT 0.5 m — LiDAR HD — MNT (sol) et MNS (surface), 0,50 m (Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière), RGF93 / Lambert-93 EPSG:2154, altitudes IGN69
Resolution / CRS	0.5 m grid, EPSG:2154; sampled every 1.0 m, bilinear interpolation
Tiles	E1038-N6346, E1039-N6345, E1039-N6346, E1040-N6345, E1040-N6346, E1041-N6344, E1041-N6345, E1042-N6344, E1042-N6345, E1043-N6344
Road centreline	OpenStreetMap (local PBF extract)
Quality status	evidence quality B; caveated windows: canopy or structure, structure excluded, texture excluded
Analysis	OCL 0.1.0, analysis 0.1.0, run fr-alps4-cols2, calculated 2026-09-18

Provenance

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