Dauphiné Alps

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Dauphiné Alps

Barres des Écrins in early morning light, July 2006
Highest point
Peak Barre des Écrins
Elevation 4,102 m (13,458 ft)
Coordinates 44°55′23″N 6°21′36″E / 44.92306°N 6.36000°E / 44.92306; 6.36000Coordinates: 44°55′23″N 6°21′36″E / 44.92306°N 6.36000°E / 44.92306; 6.36000
Naming
Native name Alpes du Dauphiné
Geography
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Dauphiné Alps (section nr.5) within Western Alps
Country France
Région Rhône-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Parent range Alps
Borders on
Geology
Orogeny Alpine orogeny

The Dauphiné Alps (French: Alpes du Dauphiné) are a group of mountain ranges in southeastern France, west of the main chain of the Alps. Mountain ranges within the Dauphiné Alps include the Massif des Écrins (in the Parc national des Écrins), Belledonne, the Taillefer range and the mountains of Matheysine.

Etymology

The Dauphiné (pronounced: [dofine]) is a former French province whose area roughly corresponded to that of the present departments of Isère, Drôme, and Hautes-Alpes.

Geography

They are separated from the Cottian Alps in the east by the Col du Galibier and the upper Durance valley; from the western Graian Alps (Vanoise Massif) in the north-east by the river Arc; from the lower ranges Vercors Plateau and Chartreuse Mountains in the west by the rivers Drac and Isère. Many peaks rise to more than 10,000 feet (3,050 m), with Barre des Écrins (4,102 m) the highest.

Administratively the French part of the range belongs to the French departments of Isère, Hautes-Alpes and Savoie.

The whole range is drained by the Rhone river through its tributaries.

Peaks

The chief peaks of the Dauphiné Alps are:

Peak elevation
m ft
Barre des Écrins align="right"|4,102 13,458
Meije align="right"|3,987 13,081
Ailefroide align="right"|3,954 12,972
Mont Pelvoux align="right"|3,946 12,946
Pic Sans Nom align="right"|3,913 12,838
Pic Gaspard align="right"|3,880 12,730
Pic Coolidge align="right"|3,756 12,323
Grande Ruine align="right"|3,754 12,316
Rateau align="right"|3,754 12,316
Les Bans align="right"|3,669 12,037
Montagne des Agneaux align="right"|3,660 12,008
Sommet des Rouies align="right"|3,634 11,923
Aiguille du Plat de la Selle align="right"|3,596 11,798
Olan align="right"|3,564 11,693
Pic Bonvoisin align="right"|3,560 11,680
Aiguilles d'Arves (highest point) align="right"|3,514 11,529
Peak elevation
m ft
Grandes Rousses align="right"|3,473 11,394
Roche de la Muzelle align="right"|3,459 11,348
Sirac align="right"|3,438 11,280
Pic Felix Neff align="right"|3,222 10,571
Vieux Chaillol align="right"|3,163 10,377
Tete de Vautisse align="right"|3,162 10,374
Grand Pinier align="right"|3,120 10,236
Pic de Parieres align="right"|3,050 10,007
Mourre Froid align="right"|2,996 9,829
Grand Pic de Belledonne align="right"|2,977 9,767
Rocherblanc (Sept Laux) align="right"|2,931 9,616
Taillefer align="right"|2,861 9,386
Tete de l'Obiou align="right"|2,793 9,163
Pic du Frene align="right"|2,810 9,219
Grand Ferrand align="right"|2,761 9,058
Pic de Bure (Aurouse) align="right"|2,712 8,898

Passes

Col de la Croix de Fer

The chief passes of the Dauphiné Alps are:

name location type elevation
m ft
Brèche de la Meije La Berarde to la Grave snowalign="right"|3,300 10,827
Brèche des Grandes Rousses Allemont to Clavans snowalign="right"|3,100 10,171
Brèche de Valsenestre Bourg d'Oisans to Valsenestre foot pathalign="right"|2,634 8,642
Col Bayard La Mure to Gap roadalign="right"|1,246 4,088
Col de la Casse Deserte La Berarde to La Grave snowalign="right"|3,510 11,516
Col de la Croix de Fer Bourg d'Oisans to Saint-Jean-d'Arves roadalign="right"|2,062 6,765
Col de la Croix Haute Grenoble to Serres and Gap road, railroadalign="right"|1,167 3,829
Col de la Lauze Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans to La Grave snowalign="right"|3,543 11,624
Col de l'Alpe de Vénosc Vénosc to Les Deux Alpes bridle pathalign="right"|1,660 5,446
Col de la Muande St Christophe to the Val Gaudemar snowalign="right"|3,059 10,036
Col de la Muzelle St Christophe to Valsenestre foot pathalign="right"|2,500 8,202
Col d'Arsine La Grave to Le Monêtier-les-Bains bridle pathalign="right"|2,400 7,874
Col de la Temple La Berarde to Vallouise snowalign="right"|3,283 10,771
Col de la Vaurze Val Gaudemar to Valjouffrey foot pathalign="right"|2,600 8,530
Col de l'Eychauda Vallouise to Le Monêtier-les-Bains bridle pathalign="right"|2,429 7,969
Col de l'Infernet La Grave to Saint-Jean-d'Arves foot pathalign="right"|2,690 8,825
Col de Martignare La Grave to Saint-Jean-d'Arves foot pathalign="right"|2,600 8,530
Col des Aiguilles d'Arves Valloire to Saint-Jean-d'Arves snowalign="right"|3,150 10,335
Col des Avalanches La Berarde to Vallouise snowalign="right"|3,511 11,519
Col des Ecrins La Berarde to Vallouise snowalign="right"|3,415 11,204
Col des Prés Nouveaux Le Freney to Saint-Jean-d'Arves bridle pathalign="right"|2,293 7,523
Col des Quirlies Saint-Jean-d'Arves to Clavans snowalign="right"|2,950 9,678
Col des Sept Laux Allevard to Bourg d'Oisans bridle pathalign="right"|2,184 7,165
Col des Tourettes Orcières to Châteauroux-les-Alpes bridle pathalign="right"|2,580 8,465
Col de Val Estrete Val Gaudemar to Champoléon foot pathalign="right"|2,620 8,596
Col de Vallonpierre Val Gaudemar to Champoléon foot pathalign="right"|2,620 8,596
Col d'Orcières Dormillouse to Orcières bridle pathalign="right"|2,700 8,858
Col d'Ornon Bourg d'Oisans to La Mure roadalign="right"|1,360 4,462
Col du Clot des Cavales La Berarde to La Grave snowalign="right"|3,128 10,262
Col du Galibier Col du Lautaret to Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne roadalign="right"|2,658 8,720
Col du Glacier Blanc La Grave to Vallouise snowalign="right"|3,308 10,853
Col du Glandon Bourg d'Oisans to La Chambre roadalign="right"|1,951 6,401
Col du Goleon La Grave to Valloire foot pathalign="right"|2,880 9,449
Col du Lautaret Briançon to Bourg d'Oisans roadalign="right"|2,075 6,808
Col du Loup du Valgaudemar Vallouise to the Val Gaudemar snowalign="right"|3,112 10,210
Col du Says La Berarde to the Val Gaudemar snowalign="right"|3,136 10,289
Col du Sele La Berarde to Vallouise snowalign="right"|3,302 10,833
Col du Sellar Vallouise to the Val Gaudemar snowalign="right"|3,067 10,062
Col Emile Pic La Grave to Vallouise snowalign="right"|3,502 11,490
Col Lombard La Grave to Saint-Jean-d'Arves snowalign="right"|3,100 10,171
Pas de la Cavale Vallouise to Champoléon dirt roadalign="right"|2,740 8,990

References

    Maps

    • French official cartography (Institut Géographique National - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr
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