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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 3,946 metres
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Le Pelvoux”
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.
Pic Coolidge
Peak
Photo: Pyjeo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pic Coolidge is a mountain in the French Alps, which forms part of the Massif des Écrins. It bears the name of W. A. B. Coolidge, the first mountaineer to have climbed it on 14 July 1877 with his friend and Grindelwald guide Christian and Ulrich Almer, the latter's son. Pic Coolidge is situated 3½ km northwest of Mont Pelvoux.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pré de Madame Carle and Ailefroide.
Pré de Madame Carle
Locality
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pré de Madame Carle is a locality, which is situated 3 km northeast of Mont Pelvoux.
Ailefroide
Hamlet
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ailefroide is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km east of Mont Pelvoux.
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Mont Pelvoux from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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 Les Claux and Pelvoux.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pointe Durand and Le Petit Pelvoux.
Hautes-Alpes: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Briançon, Risoul, Veynes, and Écrins National Park.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.