Fort du Télégraphe
The Fort du Télégraphe, or Fort Berwick, is located in the Maurienne valley on the road to the Col du Galibier between Valloire and Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, at the Col du Télégraphe, dominating the valley of the Arc.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Col du Télégraphe and Saint-Michel–Valloire station.
Col du Télégraphe
Mountain saddle
Photo: Tbc, Public domain.
Col du Télégraphe is a mountain pass in the French Alps situated above the Maurienne valley between the eastern end of the massif d'Arvan-Villards and the massif des Cerces.
Saint-Michel–Valloire station
Railway station
Photo: Oxam Hartog, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Michel–Valloire is a railway station located in Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, Savoie, France. The station was opened on 17 March 1862 and is located on the Culoz–Modane railway. The train services are operated by SNCF. Saint-Michel–Valloire station is situated 2 km east of Fort du Télégraphe.
Église Saint-Martin de Saint-Martin-d’Arc
Church
Photo: Floflo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Martin de Saint-Martin-d’Arc is a church, which is situated 2 km east of Fort du Télégraphe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Martin-d’Arc and Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne.
Saint-Martin-d’Arc
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Martin-d'Arc is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Les Karellis
Hamlet
Photo: CrlNvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Les Karellis is a ski resort in the Maurienne Valley, located in the commune of Montricher-Albanne, in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The station was opened in 1975. Les Karellis is situated 3½ km northwest of Fort du Télégraphe.
Fort du Télégraphe
- Type: Fort
- Also known as: “Fort du Telegraphe”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Saint-Martin-d’Arc, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.21064° or 45° 12′ 38″ northLongitude
6.44598° or 6° 26′ 46″ eastElevation
1,279 metres (4,196 feet)Open location code
8FQ86C6W+79OpenStreetMap ID
way 170560705OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Fort du Télégraphe” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort du Télégraphe”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن التلجراف”
- French: “Fort du Telegraphe”
- French: “fort du Télégraphe”
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- French: “Fort du Télégraphe”
- French: “Fort Du Télégraphe”
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