Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement of Briançon
La Grave

Meije

La Meije is a mountain in the range, located at the border of the and départements. It overlooks the nearby village of , a mountaineering centre and ski resort, well known for its off-piste and extreme skiing possibilities, and also dominates the view west of the .
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Photo: RobinL, CC BY-SA 2.5.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,982 metres
  • Description: mountain in the Alps
  • Also known as: “Grand Pic de la Meije”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brèche de la Meije and Pic Gaspard.

Mountain saddle
The is a high mountain pass in the in in southeastern . It is in the massif of Écrins in the .

Peak
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a mountain in the , one of the tallest in the . It was named in honor of the celebrated L'Oisans guide Pierre Gaspard, conqueror of La Meije on 16 August 1877 in the company of Emmanuel Boileau de Castelnau.

Peak
Photo: O.Taris, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Villar-d’Arêne and Ventelon.

Village
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY 3.0.
Villar-d'Arêne is a commune in the department in southeastern , between and . It is in the , in .

Hamlet
Photo: Pmau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet.

Meije

Latitude
45.00504° or 45° 0′ 18″ north
Longitude
6.30825° or 6° 18′ 30″ east
Elevation
3,982 metres (13,064 feet)
Open location code
8FQ82845+28
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26863479
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3008187
Wiki­data ID
Q1605356
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Venetian—“Meije” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “La Meije”
  • Chinese: “梅日峰”
  • Chinese: “邁耶峰”
  • Czech: “La Meije”
  • Danish: “La Meije”
  • Dutch: “La Meije”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ميچ”
  • French: “La Meije Grand Pic”
  • French: “La Meije Pic Occidental”
  • French: “La Meije”
  • Georgian: “მეჟე”
  • German: “La Meije”
  • Italian: “Meije”
  • Japanese: “ラ・メイジュ”
  • Ladin: “Meije”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “La Meije”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Agulha de la Meija”
  • Polish: “La Meije”
  • Slovak: “La Meije”
  • Spanish: “La Meije”
  • Spanish: “Meije”
  • Ukrainian: “Ла-Меж”
  • Ukrainian: “Меж”
  • Venetian: “Meije”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brèche Zsigmondy and Pic du Glacier Carré.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Meije”. Photo: RobinL, CC BY-SA 2.5.