Meije
La Meije is a mountain in the Massif des Écrins range, located at the border of the Hautes-Alpes and Isère départements. It overlooks the nearby village of La Grave, a mountaineering centre and ski resort, well known for its off-piste and extreme skiing possibilities, and also dominates the view west of the Col du Lautaret.- Peak rising to 3,982 metres (13,064 feet)
- …is also known as “Grand Pic de la Meije”
- Description: mountain in the Alps
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brèche de la Meije and La Meije Pic Oriental.
Brèche de la Meije
Mountain saddle
The Brèche de la Meije is a high mountain pass in the…
Pic Gaspard
Peak
Pic Gaspard is a mountain in the French Alps, one of the tallest in the Massif des Écrins.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villar-d’Arêne and Ventelon.
Meije
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Latitude
45.00483° or 45° 0′ 17″ north
Longitude
6.30843° or 6° 18′ 30″ east
Open location code
8FQ82835+W9
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OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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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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Notable Places Nearby
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