Massif des Écrins

Massif des Écrins are a massif in the . They form the core of in and .
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  • Type: Mountain with an elevation of 3,269 metres
  • Description: mountain range
  • Also known as: Massif des Ecrins”, “Massif du Pelvoux”, and “Massif du Pelvovs

Places of Interest

Highlights include Écrins National Park and Barre des Écrins.

is a French national park in the departments of and . 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.

Peak
The is a mountain in the with a peak elevation of 4,102 metres. It is the highest peak of the Massif des Écrins and the and the most southerly alpine peak in Europe that is higher than 4,000 metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Bérarde and Pré de Madame Carle.

Hamlet
is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Massif des Écrins.

Locality
is a locality, which is situated 7 km east of Massif des Écrins.

Hamlet
is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km east of Massif des Écrins.

Massif des Écrins

Latitude
44.91667° or 44° 55′ north
Longitude
6.33333° or 6° 20′ east
Elevation
3,269 metres (10,725 feet)
Open location code
8FP8W88M+M8
Geo­Names ID
2988152
Wiki­data ID
Q656421
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Venetian—“Massif des Écrins” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Զանգվածային դեպքեր
  • Basque: Massif des Écrins
  • Bulgarian: Екрен (масив)
  • Bulgarian: Екрен
  • Catalan: Massís dels Escrinhs
  • Cebuano: Massif du Pelvoux
  • Chinese: 埃克蘭山
  • Danish: Massif des Écrins
  • Dutch: Ecrinsmassief
  • Dutch: Écrinsmassief
  • Dutch: Pelvouxmassief
  • French: massif des Écrins
  • French: Massif des Écrins
  • French: massif du Pelvoux
  • German: Écrins-Massiv
  • German: Écrins
  • German: Massif des Écrins
  • German: Pelvoux
  • Greek: Οροσειρά των Εκρέν
  • Hungarian: Écrins-hegység
  • Indonesian: Massif des Écrins
  • Italian: Massiccio degli Écrins
  • Japanese: エクラン山壁
  • Japanese: マシフ・デ・ゼクラン
  • Korean: 마시프 데 제크랭
  • Korean: 에크랭산맥
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Massif des Écrins
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Massif du Pelvoux
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Massif des Écrins
  • Norwegian: Massif des Écrins
  • Occitan (post 1500): Massís dels Escrinhs
  • Polish: Écrins
  • Portuguese: Maciço des Écrins
  • Portuguese: Maciço dos Écrins
  • Russian: Экрен
  • Slovak: Massif des Écrins
  • Slovenian: Massif des Écrins
  • Spanish: Macizo des Ecrins
  • Spanish: Macizo des Écrins
  • Venetian: Masìcio del Pelvoux
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Le Fifre and Glacier de Bonne Pierre.

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