Col de la Platrière
	Height	Climbing height
	2220m	867m - 11.5 km (Château-Queyras); 1223m - 28.1 km (Guillestre)
	Difficulty	Beauty
	3 (5)	5 (5)
How to get there	This pass is on the south side of the Col de l’Izoard road and is located on the parking place at the famous Casse Deserte. The climb to here from Château-Queyras (1353m) is the main difficulty on the Col de l’Izoard pass climb. It is quite steep after Arvieux.
Other comments	There is a sign announcing this pass at the parking place, but its authenticity as a true pass has been debated. On this map excerpt at centcols.org website you could see a path leading off (to another valley) from the point of this pass, so it is apparently correct even though the sign itself is somewhat new. For cyclists this is just a place on the way to or from Col de l’Izoard (2360m) (see that pass for more information). [FR-05-2220a]
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