Mont Pelvoux
Mont Pelvoux is a mountain in the Massif des Écrins in the French Alps. It stands 3,946 m in elevation. For many years, Mont Pelvoux was believed to be the tallest mountain in the region, since the taller Barre des Écrins cannot be seen from the Durance valley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,946 metres
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Le Pelvoux” and “Mont Pelvoux Pointe Puiseux”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Écrins National Park and Pic Sans Nom.
Écrins National Park
Photo: Nunoalves87, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Écrins National Park is a French national park in the departments of Hautes-Alpes and Isère. The park is the Ecrins mountain range, which is in the French Alps bordered to the south by the Durance valley, to the north by the Romanche valley, and to the west by the Drac and Buech valleys.
Pic Sans Nom
Peak
Photo: Ericoides, Public domain.
The Pic Sans Nom is a mountain in the Massif des Écrins in the French Alps. It lies in the middle of the steep mountain mass that runs south-west from Mont Pelvoux to the Ailefroide.
Barre des Écrins
Peak
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The Barre des Écrins is a mountain in the French Alps with a peak elevation of 4,102 metres. It is the highest peak of the Massif des Écrins and the Dauphiné Alps and the most southerly alpine peak in Europe that is higher than 4,000 metres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pré de Madame Carle and Ailefroide.
La Bérarde
Hamlet
Photo: Anthospace, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Bérarde is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km northwest of Mont Pelvoux.
Mont Pelvoux
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Vallouise-Pelvoux, Arrondissement of Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.89728° or 44° 53′ 50″ northLongitude
6.39595° or 6° 23′ 45″ eastElevation
3,946 metres (12,946 feet)Open location code
8FP8V9WW+W9OpenStreetMap ID
node 345609936OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Mont Pelvoux” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Mont Pelvòs”
- Cebuano: “Mont Pelvoux”
- Chinese: “佩爾武峰”
- Czech: “Mont Pelvoux”
- Danish: “Mont Pelvoux”
- Dutch: “Mont Pelvoux”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت پيلڤوكس”
- French: “mont Pelvoux”
- French: “Mont Pelvoux”
- German: “Mont Pelvoux”
- Italian: “Monte Pelvoux”
- Kirghiz: “Пельву”
- Ladin: “Mont Pelvoux”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mont Pelvoux”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mont Pelvoux”
- Norwegian: “Mont Pelvoux”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Mont Pelvós”
- Polish: “Mont Pelvoux”
- Spanish: “Monte Pelvoux”
- Venetian: “Monte Pelvoux”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Balme de François Blanc and Ancien glacier Jean Gauthier.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cols du Pelvoux and Aiguille du Pelvoux.
Hautes-Alpes: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Briançon, Risoul, Veynes, and Écrins National Park.
Curious Places to Discover
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