List of mountain passes and hills in the Tour de France
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This is a list of mountain passes and hills in the Tour de France. Among the passes most often crossed, Col du Tourmalet, Col d'Aubisque, Col d'Aspin, Col de Peyresourde and Col du Galibier predominate, while the highest peak ever reached is Cime de la Bonette-Restefond (2,802 m (9,193 ft)), used in the 1962, 1964, 1993 and 2008 Tour de France.[1]
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The highest mountain finishes in the history of the Tour were Galibier (2,645 m (8,677 ft)) in 2011; previously this had been Val Thorens (2,275 m (7,464 ft)) in 1994; and before that Col du Granon (2,413 m (7,917 ft)) used in 1986 and 2022.[1][2]