Pointe de la Fournache
Pointe de la Fournache | |
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Southern face of Pointe de la Fournache (left) and Dent Parrachée (right) in the background, separated by a small cirque glacier | |
Elevation | 3,642 m (11,949 ft) |
Location | |
Pointe de la Fournache France | |
Location | Savoie, France |
Range | Vanoise Massif |
Coordinates | 45°17′15″N 06°45′09″E / 45.28750°N 6.75250°ECoordinates: 45°17′15″N 06°45′09″E / 45.28750°N 6.75250°E |
Geology | |
Type | limestone |
Age of rock | Early Jurassic |
Pointe de la Fournache is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Massif de la Vanoise range. It has an elevation of 3,642 metres (11,949 ft) above sea level.
Pointe de la Fournache lies north of Aussois and southwest of Dent Parrachée (3,697 metres (12,129 ft)). The summit is very close to Dent Parrachée, which is separated by a short ridge.
References
- Some of the content of this article comes from the equivalent French-language Wikipedia article.