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
Map with subvisions of the French Alps
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:

Grande Casse, 3,855 m,
Mont Pourri, 3,779 m
Dent Parrachée, 3,697 m
Grande Motte, 3,653 m
Pointe de la Fournache, 3,642 m
Dôme de la Sache, 3,601 m
Dôme de l'Arpont, 3,601 m
Dômes de la Vanoise, 3,586 m
Dôme de Chasseforêt, 3,586 m
Grand Roc Noir, 3,582 m
Dôme des Nants, 3,570 m
Aiguille de Péclet 3,561 m
Mont Turia, 3,550 m
Aiguille de Polset, 3,534 m
Mont de Gébroulaz, 3,511 m
Pointes du Châtelard 3,479 m
Dôme des Platières, 3,473 m
Roc des Saints Pères, 3,470 m
Pointe de la Sana, 3,436 m
Pointe de l'Échelle, 3,422 m

Pointe du Bouchet, 3,420 m
Bellecôte, 3,417 m
Grand Bec, 3,398 m
Pointe du Vallonnet, 3,372 m
Pointe Rénod, 3,368 m
Dôme des Sonnailles, 3,361 m
Pointe de Claret, 3,355 m
Pointe de Méan Martin, 3,330 m
Dôme de Polset, 3,326 m
Dôme des Pichères, 3,319 m
Grand Roc, 3,316 m
Roche Chevrière, 3,281 m
Pointe de Thorens, 3,266 m
Mont Pelve, 3,261 m
Épaule du Bouchet, 3,250 m
Pointe des Buffettes, 3,233 m
Aiguille Rouge, 3,227 m
Pointe de la Réchasse, 3,212 m
Pointe du Dard, 3,206 m
Aiguille de la Vanoise, 2,796 m

Principal glaciers

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

References

↑ "Vanoise - summitpost". summitpost.org. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

External links

The Vanoise Massif on SummitPost

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