Vanoise massif

Vanoise Massif
French: Massif de la Vanoise
The south-west side of the Grande Casse
Highest point
Peak	Grande Casse
Elevation	3,855 m (12,648 ft)
Coordinates	45°24′19″N 6°49′39″E / 45.40528°N 6.82750°E / 45.40528; 6.82750Coordinates: 45°24′19″N 6°49′39″E / 45.40528°N 6.82750°E / 45.40528; 6.82750
Geography
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Country	France
Department	Savoie

The Vanoise massif is an important mountain range of the Graian Alps in the Western Alps. After the Mont Blanc Massif and the Massif des Écrins it is the third highest massif in France, reaching a height of 3,885m at the summit of Grande Casse. It lies between Tarentaise Valley to the north and the Maurienne valley in the south. The range is the site of France's first National Park in 1963, the Vanoise National Park. The ski resorts of Tignes and Val-d'Isère and the 2,770m high Col de l'Iseran are located in the eastern part of the range.^[1]

Principal summits

The principal summits of the Vanoise massif are:

Glaciers de la Gurraz
Glacier de la Savinaz
Glacier de la Grande Motte
Glacier de Prémou
Glacier des Volnets
Glacier de la Grande Casse
Glacier de la Leisse
Glacier des Fours
Glacier de Méan Martin
Glacier du Vallonnet
Glaciers de la Vanoise (Glacier du Pelve, Glacier de l'Arpont, Glacier de la Mahure)
Glacier de Gébroulaz
Glacier de Thorens
Glacier du Bouchet
Glacier de Chavière
Glacier de Polset
Glacier du Geay