La Meije Nivose
La Meije Nivose is a monitoring station in La Grave, Arrondissement of Briançon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and has an elevation of 3,093 metres. La Meije Nivose is situated nearby to the lake Lac de Puy Vachier, as well as near the peak Pic de la Grave.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lac de Puy Vachier 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. Meije is situated 3½ km east of La Meije Nivose.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Chazelet and Ventelon.
Le Chazelet
Hamlet
Photo: Famberhorst, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Chazelet is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km north of La Meije Nivose.
Ventelon
Hamlet
Photo: Pmau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ventelon is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km northeast of La Meije Nivose.
Villar-d’Arêne
Village
Villar-d'Arêne is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France, between Grenoble and Briançon. It is in the French Alps, in Massif des Écrins. Villar-d’Arêne is situated 6 km northeast of La Meije Nivose.
La Meije Nivose
- Type: Monitoring station
- Also known as: “La Meije-Nivôse”
- Location: La Grave, Arrondissement of Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.01233° or 45° 0′ 44″ northLongitude
6.26524° or 6° 15′ 55″ eastElevation
3,093 metres (10,148 feet)Inception
March 22nd, 1990Operator
Météo-FranceNetwork
NivôseOpen location code
8FQ82768+W3OpenStreetMap ID
node 11327692886OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=monitoring_stationGeoNames ID
12809035
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