Brèche de la Somme

Brèche de la Somme is a mountain saddle in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Brèche de la Somme is situated nearby to the hamlet La Bérarde, as well as near the locality Les Sources de la Romanche.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Écrins National Park and Barre des Écrins.

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.

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.

Grande Ruine

Peak

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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.