Savoie
Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Valloire

Grand Galibier

Grand Galibier is a mountain of the in , France. It is the highest mountain of the Massif des Cerces, a small chain of mountains located about 20 km northwest of , deep in the heart of the .
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Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,228 metres
  • Description: mountain
  • Also known as: “Le Grand Galibier”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Col du Galibier and Monument Henri-Desgrange.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Stephan Brunker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain pass in the southern region of the near . It is the eighth highest paved road in the Alps, and recurrently the highest point of the Tour de France.

Memorial
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY 3.0.
is a memorial.

Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lautaret Alpine Garden is an alpine botanical garden located at 2100 metres altitude in the of the , near , , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Col du Lautaret and Le Lauzet.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a high mountain pass in the department of in . It marks the boundary between the valleys of the and the Guisane, a tributary of the which has its source at the col.

Hamlet
Photo: Etienne Baudon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet.

Grand Galibier

Latitude
45.0639° or 45° 3′ 50″ north
Longitude
6.4341° or 6° 26′ 3″ east
Elevation
3,228 metres (10,591 feet)
Open location code
8FQ83C7M+HM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26863522
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q1407209
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Satellite Map

Discover Grand Galibier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Venetian—“Grand Galibier” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “大加利比爾山”
  • Dutch: “Grand Galibier”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جراند جاليبير”
  • French: “Grand Galibier”
  • Italian: “Grand Galibier”
  • Japanese: “グラン・ガリビエ山”
  • Ladin: “Grand Galibier”
  • Luxembourgish: “Grand Galibier”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grand Galibier”
  • Polish: “Grand Galibier”
  • Venetian: “Grand Galibier”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as La Plane and Plan du Galibier.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sommet Ouest and Sommet Est.

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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 “Grand Galibier”. Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.