Savoie
Arrondissement of Albertville
Champagny-en-Vanoise

Grand Bec

Grand Bec is a mountain of , . It lies in the Massif de la Vanoise range. It has an elevation of 3,398 metres above sea level.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,398 metres
  • Description: mountain
  • Also known as: “Le Grand Bec”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Glacier de Troquairou and Pointe du Vallonnet.

Glacier
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Peak
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is a mountain of , , close to the border. It lies in the Massif de la Vanoise range, and is part of the . It has an elevation of 3,372 meters above sea level.

Peak
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Friburge and Bozel.

Hamlet
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is a small hamlet in in the . The nearest towns are Champagny, , and Moûtiers. 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.

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is situated in the Tarentaise Valley, in the department of , From 380 m to 3 855m, the Tarentaise Valley covers the high Isère Valley, in the heart of the , between Beaufortain and the Mont Blanc Massif in the North, Vanoise Massif and the Maurienne Valley in the south, and the crest of the in the east, which falls over on the Aosta Valley in .

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is a city in , . The most chic alpine resort in France, features 11 luxury five stars hotels, 6 restaurants awarded with the Michelin star, jet-set and royal clientele, luxury boutiques, exceptional spas in the heart of , the world's largest ski domain, with 372 mi of trails and slopes and 198 lifts.

Grand Bec

Latitude
45.42339° or 45° 25′ 24″ north
Longitude
6.75272° or 6° 45′ 10″ east
Elevation
3,398 metres (11,148 feet)
Open location code
8FQ8CQF3+93
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1970007638
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3015348
Wiki­data ID
Q780174
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Venetian—“Grand Bec” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Grand Bec (tumoy sa bukid sa Pransiya)”
  • Cebuano: “Grand Bec”
  • Chinese: “大貝克山”
  • Dutch: “Grand Bec”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جراند بيك”
  • French: “Grand Bec”
  • French: “le Grand Bec”
  • Italian: “Grand Bec”
  • Ladin: “Grand Bec”
  • Polish: “Grand Bec”
  • Venetian: “Grand Bec”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ancien Glacier de la Vuzelle and Ancien Glacier du Grand Bec.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Glacier de la Culaz and Glacier des Volnets.

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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 “Grand Bec”. Photo: Afaget, CC BY 3.0.