The Little St Bernard Pass is a mountain pass in the Alps on the France–Italy border. Its saddle is at 2188 metres above sea level. It is located between Savoie, France, and Aosta Valley, Italy, to the south of the Mont Blanc Massif, exactly on the main alpine watershed. There is also a Great St. Bernard Pass, famous for giving the St Bernard breed its name, and a San Bernardino Pass.
View of the stone circle crossed diagonally by the road. Remains of World War II fortifications are also visible.
Col du Petit Saint Bernard
Little St Bernard Hospice
Statue of Saint Bernard of Menthon near the pass
The Mont Blanc massif is a mountain range in the Alps, located mostly in France and Italy, but also straddling Switzerland at its northeastern end. It contains eleven major independent summits, each over 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) in height. It is named after Mont Blanc, the highest point in western Europe and the European Union. Because of its considerable overall altitude, a large proportion of the massif is covered by glaciers, which include the Mer de Glace and the Miage Glacier – the longest glaciers in France and Italy, respectively.
Aerial view of western half of the Mont Blanc massif, seen from the Italian side.
Mont Blanc massif (west)
Mont Blanc massif (east)
Glacier travel – beginners learning the ropes on the Aiguille des Grands Montets