Tour du Géant

Tour du Géant is a peak in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 3,618 metres. Tour du Géant is situated nearby to the locality Balme de François Blanc, as well as near Pré de Madame Carle.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Écrins National Park and Pic Sans Nom.

Écrins National Park

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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

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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.

Barre des Écrins

Peak

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The Barre des Écrins is a mountain in the French Alps with a peak elevation of 4,102 metres. It is the highest peak of the Massif des Écrins and the Dauphiné Alps and the most southerly alpine peak in Europe that is higher than 4,000 metres.