| Col de la Croix | |
| Elevation M: | 1778 |
| Traversed: | Road |
| Map: | Switzerland |
| Label: | Col de la Croix |
| Coords: | 46.3247°N 7.1267°W |
| Location: | Vaud, Switzerland |
| Range: | Alps |
Col de la Croix (1778 m high) is an Alpine pass in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
It connects Bex and Villars-sur-Ollon with Les Diablerets.
The climb from Les Diablerets is 8 km. long, gaining 580 m in height at an average 7.2% grade. Several sections of the climb are well in excess of this with the maximum gradient of 12%.[1]
It was crossed in Stage 9 of the 2022 Tour de France on 10 July, where Simon Geschke was the first rider to reach the top of the col. It was ranked as a Category 1 climb.[2]