Col des Chamois
Col des Chamois is a mountain saddle in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France and has an elevation of 3,200 metres. Col des Chamois is situated nearby to the locality Les Enfetchores, as well as near Les Sources de la Romanche.Places of Interest
Highlights include Meije and Pic Gaspard.
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.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villar-d’Arêne and La Grave.
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.
La Grave
Village
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La Grave is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France Association. It is a small ski resort in the French Alps, dominated by La Meije.
Col des Chamois
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 3,200 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.9888° or 44° 59′ 20″ northLongitude
6.3175° or 6° 19′ 3″ eastElevation
3,200 metres (10,499 feet)Open location code
8FP8X8Q9+G2OpenStreetMap ID
node 779023804OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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