Pointe de la Grande Casse
Pointe de la Grande Casse is a mountain in Champagny-en-Vanoise, Arrondissement of Albertville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 3,855 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vanoise National Park and Grande Casse.
Vanoise National Park
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Vanoise National Park is the first French national park in the Savoie department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, established in 1963. The park is bordered by Gran Paradiso National Park across the Italian border, and if they were one park, it would be the world's largest alpine park.
Grande Casse
Peak
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The Grande Casse is the highest mountain of the Vanoise Massif in the Graian Alps in the Savoie department, France. It is located in the heart of Vanoise National Park, near the village of Pralognan-la-Vanoise, which is about 25 km south-east of the nearest town, Moûtiers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Friburge and Tignes.
Friburge
Hamlet
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Friburge is a small hamlet in Champagny-en-Vanoise in the French Alps. The nearest towns are Champagny, Brides-les-Bains, and Moûtiers. Friburge is historically significant as the possible birthplace of Pope Innocent V, and for the fact that it is commonly confused with the town of Freiburg. Friburge is situated 8 km northwest of Pointe de la Grande Casse.
Tignes
Tignes is a famous resort in the French Alps linked to Val D'Isere. Tignes is a winter resort for skiing, and a summer one for hiking, mountain biking, and summer skiing on the glacier.
Pointe de la Grande Casse
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 3,855 metres
- Also known as: “Grande Casse”, “Les Grands Coulours”, “Pointe des Grands Couloirs”, and “Sommet de la Grande Casse”
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Champagny-en-Vanoise, Arrondissement of Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Pointe de la Grande Casse” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pointe de la Grande Casse”
- Dutch: “Pointe de la Grande Casse”
- French: “Pointe de la Grande Casse”
- Italian: “pointe de la Grande Casse”
- Venetian: “pointe de la Grande Casse”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Glacier de Rosolin and Lac Rond.
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