Pic Gaspard
Pic Gaspard is a mountain in the French Alps, one of the tallest in the Massif des Écrins. It was named in honor of the celebrated L'Oisans guide Pierre Gaspard, conqueror of La Meije on 16 August 1877 in the company of Emmanuel Boileau de Castelnau.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include le Pave and Meije.
Meije
Peak
Photo: RobinL, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Pied du Col and La Grave.
La Grave
Village
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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.
Pic Gaspard
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,881 metres
- Description: mountain
- 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
44.99789° or 44° 59′ 52″ northLongitude
6.33058° or 6° 19′ 50″ eastElevation
3,881 metres (12,733 feet)Open location code
8FP8X8XJ+56OpenStreetMap ID
node 389043828OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Pic Gaspard” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pic Gaspard”
- Chinese: “加斯帕尔峰”
- Danish: “Pic Gaspard”
- Dutch: “Pic Gaspard”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پيك جاسپارد”
- French: “pic Gaspard”
- French: “Pic Gaspard”
- German: “Pic Gaspard”
- Italian: “Pic Gaspard”
- Ladin: “Pic Gaspard”
- Polish: “Pic Gaspard”
- Venetian: “Pico Gaspard”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Les Enfetchores and Les Sources de la Romanche.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include L’Ourson and Glacier Claire.
Hautes-Alpes: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Briançon, Risoul, Veynes, and Écrins National Park.
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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 “Pic Gaspard”. Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.