Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement of Briançon
Vallouise-Pelvoux

Barre des Écrins

The Barre des Écrins is a mountain in the with a peak elevation of 4,102 metres. It is the highest peak of the and the and the most southerly alpine peak in Europe that is higher than 4,000 metres.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,101 metres
  • Description: mountain in the French Alps
  • Also known as: “Barre des Ecrins”, “Écrins”, and “Les Ecrins”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Écrins National Park and Dôme de Neige des Écrins.

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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
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is a peak.

Peak
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pré de Madame Carle and La Bérarde.

Locality
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is a locality.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km southeast of Barre des Écrins.

Barre des Écrins

Latitude
44.92216° or 44° 55′ 20″ north
Longitude
6.35955° or 6° 21′ 34″ east
Elevation
4,101 metres (13,455 feet)
Open location code
8FP8W9C5+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26862530
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3001182
Wiki­data ID
Q30480
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Venetian—“Barre des Écrins” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բառ դեզ Էկրեն”
  • Basque: “Barre des Écrins”
  • Breton: “Barra dels Escrinhs”
  • Bulgarian: “Бар дез Екрен”
  • Catalan: “Barra dels Escrinhs”
  • Cebuano: “Les Écrins”
  • Chinese: “巴尔德塞克兰峰”
  • Czech: “Barre des Écrins”
  • Danish: “Barre des Ecrins”
  • Danish: “Barre des Écrins”
  • Dutch: “Barre des Ecrins”
  • Dutch: “Barre des Écrins”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بار ديس اكرينس”
  • Esperanto: “Barre des Écrins”
  • Estonian: “Barre des Écrins”
  • French: “barre des Écrins”
  • French: “Barre des Écrins”
  • Georgian: “ბარ-დეზ-ეკრენი”
  • German: “Barre des Écrins”
  • Italian: “Barre des Écrins”
  • Japanese: “バール・デゼクラン山”
  • Japanese: “バール＝デ＝ゼクラン”
  • Korean: “바르 데 제크랭”
  • Korean: “바르데제크랭산”
  • Ladin: “Barre des Écrins”
  • Macedonian: “Бар де Екрен”
  • Mingrelian: “ბარ-დეზ-ეკრენი”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Barre des Écrins”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Barre des Écrins”
  • Norwegian: “Barre des Écrins”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Barra daus Escrinhs”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Barra dels Escrinhs”
  • Polish: “Barre des Écrins”
  • Portuguese: “Barre des Écrins”
  • Russian: “Барр-дез-Экрен”
  • Slovenian: “Barre des Écrins”
  • Spanish: “Barre des Ecrins”
  • Spanish: “Barre des Écrins”
  • Swedish: “Barre des Écrins”
  • Turkish: “Barre des Ecrins”
  • Turkish: “Barre des Écrins”
  • Ukrainian: “Барр-дез-Екрен”
  • Venetian: “Barre des Écrins”
  • “nena ma Pateseken”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Balme de François Blanc and Les Sources de la Romanche.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pic Lory and Brèche Lory.

Hautes-Alpes: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Briançon, Risoul, Veynes, and Écrins National Park.

Curious Places to Discover

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