Pointe Durand
Pointe Durand is a peak in Vallouise-Pelvoux, Arrondissement of Briançon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and has an elevation of 3,932 metres. Pointe Durand is situated nearby to the locality Pré de Madame Carle, as well as near Balme de François Blanc.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,932 metres
- Description: peak in France
- Also known as: “Mont Pelvoux Pointe Durand”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Écrins National Park and Pic Sans Nom.
Écrins National Park
Photo: Nunoalves87, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Écrins National Park is a French national park in the departments of Hautes-Alpes and Isère. The park is the Ecrins mountain range, which is in the French Alps bordered to the south by the Durance valley, to the north by the Romanche valley, and to the west by the Drac and Buech valleys.
Pic Sans Nom
Peak
Photo: Ericoides, Public domain.
The Pic Sans Nom is a mountain in the Massif des Écrins in the French Alps. It lies in the middle of the steep mountain mass that runs south-west from Mont Pelvoux to the Ailefroide.
Pic Coolidge
Peak
Photo: Pyjeo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pic Coolidge is a mountain in the French Alps, which forms part of the Massif des Écrins. It bears the name of W. A. B. Coolidge, the first mountaineer to have climbed it on 14 July 1877 with his friend and Grindelwald guide Christian and Ulrich Almer, the latter's son.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pré de Madame Carle and Ailefroide.
Vallouise
Village
Photo: Denisjcroux, Public domain.
Vallouise is a former commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Vallouise-Pelvoux. Vallouise is situated 9 km southeast of Pointe Durand.
Pointe Durand
- Category: landform
- Location: Vallouise-Pelvoux, Arrondissement of Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.89871° or 44° 53′ 55″ northLongitude
6.40075° or 6° 24′ 3″ eastElevation
3,932 metres (12,900 feet)Open location code
8FP8VCX2+F8OpenStreetMap ID
node 345609932OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Pointe Durand” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pointe Durand”
- French: “pointe Durand”
- French: “Pointe Durand”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Balme de François Blanc and Ancien glacier Jean Gauthier.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Glacier du Pelvoux and Mont Pelvoux.
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