2,715 metres (8,907 ft)) is a high mountain pass in the French Alps, near the border with Italy.

On the descent to Jausiers, the actual Col de Restefond was then passed on the right approximately 1 km from the summit.

The two kilometre long teardrop shaped loop around the Cime de la Bonette peak (2,860 m (9,380 ft)) from either side of the pass is the highest paved through route in the Alps.

[citation needed] The road around the Cime de la Bonette reaches an altitude of 2,802 m (9,193 ft), but this is not a "pass", but merely a scenic loop.

In 1962 and 1964, the race was led over the summit in both years by Federico Bahamontes, approaching from the south in 1962 and from the north in 1964.