Roche Méane
Roche Méane is a two-summit peak in the Massif des Écrins in the French Alps. It is located on the crest between Barre des Écrins and La Meije. The west summit is 3,728 metres high and is called Pic Maître; it is on the border between the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of the département of Hautes-Alpes and the Rhône-Alpes region of the département of Isère.Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grande Ruine and Pic Gaspard.
Grande Ruine
Peak
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Grande Ruine is a mountain in Hautes-Alpes, France. It belongs to the Massif des Écrins in the Dauphiné Alps and is located in the heart of the wilderness of the Écrins National Park roughly halfway between its illustrious neighbours Barre des Écrins and Meije.
Pic Gaspard
Peak
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Bérarde.
Roche Méane
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,712 metres
- Description: mountain in France
- Categories: highest point and landform
- Location: Villar-d’Arêne, Arrondissement of Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.9703° or 44° 58′ 13″ northLongitude
6.3352° or 6° 20′ 7″ eastElevation
3,712 metres (12,178 feet)Open location code
8FP8X8CP+33OpenStreetMap ID
node 389044481OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q15615097
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Roche Méane” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Roche Méane”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل روتش ميان”
- French: “roche Méane”
- French: “Roche Méane”
- Ladin: “Roche Méane”
- Polish: “Roche Méane”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Col du Diable and Glacier Supérieur des Agneaux.
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