Col de l’Homme Mort (Gap post)
The place as Another Col de l’Homme Mort? describes it; pinned at Col de l’Homme Mort (Vercoiran, Drôme) (⚠️ best-guess).
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Another Col de l’Homme Mort? | Mostly Bikes x Me | journey waypoint | A two-line post on the return leg from Gap: the author crosses yet another ‘Col de l’Homme Mort’ and wonders why there are so many dead guy passes around here. |
Another Col de l’Homme Mort? — Mostly Bikes x Me (2026)
Source: Readwise highlight
Why are there so many dead guy passes around here? Actually, never mind. Back from Gap.
- Role: journey waypoint
- In the article: A two-line post on the return leg from Gap: the author crosses yet another ‘Col de l’Homme Mort’ and wonders why there are so many dead guy passes around here.
- Why it matters: Marks one pass on the return from the Gap overnighter; it is a passing joke rather than a described place.
- Real vs. fictional: The text does not name the real place; the pin is a best guess.
- Where is it?: ⚠️ best-guess. Clues in the text: “Another Col de l’Homme Mort?”; “Why are there so many dead guy passes around here?”; “Back from Gap.”; earlier post ‘Forcalquier’ (Sault, Col de l’Homme Mort, Sisteron) crossed a different one; author based at Caromb, Vaucluse. Reference works: No Wikipedia or GeoNames match; GeoNames lists only the Ariège pass (13236423). OSM Nominatim lists Drôme passes at Vercoiran (44.3001,5.3088) and Ferrassières (44.1571,5.4977). Chosen: Col de l’Homme Mort (Vercoiran, Drôme) — Name-only match; chosen as the one on the Gap-Caromb corridor and distinct from the Forcalquier-post pass, so low confidence. Alternatives: Ferrassières (Drôme, node 616720082, 44.1571,5.4977), which fits the Sault side better and is probably the Forcalquier post’s pass; other same-named passes are in Occitanie and Nièvre, too far.