Grande Ruine
La Grande Ruine is a mountain in Hautes-Alpes, France. It belongs to the Massif des Écrins in the Dauphiné Alps and is located in the heart of the wilderness of the Écrins National Park roughly halfway between its illustrious neighbours Barre des Écrins and Meije.Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,765 metres
- Description: mountain in France
- Also known as: “Pointe Brevoort”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pic Maître and Roche Méane.
Roche Méane
Peak
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Roche Méane is a two-summit peak in the Massif des Écrins in the French Alps. It is located on the crest between Barre des Écrins and La Meije. The west summit is 3,728 metres high and is called Pic Maître; it is on the border between the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of the département of Hautes-Alpes and the Rhône-Alpes region of the département of Isère.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Bérarde and Le Pied du Col.
Le Pied du Col
Hamlet
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Le Pied du Col is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km north of Grande Ruine.
La Grave
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Grave is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France Association. It is a small ski resort in the French Alps, dominated by La Meije. La Grave is situated 9 km north of Grande Ruine.
Grande Ruine
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Villar-d’Arêne, Arrondissement of Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.96759° or 44° 58′ 3″ northLongitude
6.32924° or 6° 19′ 45″ eastElevation
3,765 metres (12,352 feet)Open location code
8FP8X89H+2MOpenStreetMap ID
node 389044480OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Grande Ruine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “La Grande Ruine”
- Chinese: “大呂訥山”
- Czech: “Grande Ruine”
- Dutch: “Grande Ruine”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جراند روين”
- French: “Grande Ruine”
- French: “La grande Ruine”
- German: “Grande Ruine”
- Italian: “Grande Ruine”
- Ladin: “Grande Ruine”
- Polish: “Grande Ruine”
- Portuguese: “Grande Ruine”
- Venetian: “Grande Ruine”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Les Sources de la Romanche and Alpe de Villar-d’Arène.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brèche Giraud-Lézin and Col de la Casse Déserte.
Hautes-Alpes: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Briançon, Risoul, Veynes, and Écrins National Park.
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