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 peak Pic de la Grave, as well as near Dôme de la Lauze.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Meije and Pic de la Grave.

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.

Pic de la Grave

Peak

Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pic de la Grave is a peak.

Dôme de la Lauze

Peak

Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dôme de la Lauze is a peak.

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

Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY 3.0.

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
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Latitude

45.01233° or 45° 0′ 44″ north

Longitude

6.26524° or 6° 15′ 55″ east

Elevation

3,093 metres (10,148 feet)

Inception

March 22nd, 1990

Operator

Météo-France

Network

Nivôse

Open location code

8FQ82768+W3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11327692886

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=monitoring_station

GeoNames ID

12809035

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