AP de la Vallée-Etroite

AP de la Vallée-Etroite is a fort in Modane, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. AP de la Vallée-Etroite is situated nearby to the peak Le Mounioz, as well as near the lake Lac Rond.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Refuge du Mont Thabor and Mont Thabor.

Refuge du Mont Thabor

Mountain hut

Photo: Francofranco56, Public domain.

Refuge du Mont Thabor is a high-altitude refuge in the French Alps. The hut is elevated 2,502 meters above the Cerces masssif, near Lac Rond and the border with Italy. Refuge du Mont Thabor is situated 1 km southwest of AP de la Vallée-Etroite.

Mont Thabor

Peak

Photo: Franco56, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mont Thabor is a mountain of Savoie and Hautes-Alpes, France. It lies in the Massif des Cerces range. It has an elevation of 3,178 metres above sea level, it stands close to another summit, the Pic du Thabor, culminating at 3,207 metres above sea level. Mont Thabor is situated 4 km southwest of AP de la Vallée-Etroite.

Le Cheval Blanc

Peak

Photo: Francofranco56, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Le Cheval Blanc is a peak, which is situated 2½ km west of AP de la Vallée-Etroite.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bardonecchia and Melezet.

Bardonecchia

Photo: Hairless Heart, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bardonecchia, or just Bardo among friends, is a town and comune in Piedmont in the upper Susa Valley. It is an important centre for winter sports with two ski areas: Colomion-Les Arnauds-Melezet and Jafferau.

Melezet

Hamlet

Photo: K.Weise, Public domain.

Melezet is a hamlet, which is situated 10 km southeast of AP de la Vallée-Etroite.

AP de la Vallée-Etroite

Type: Fort
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Modane, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude

45.13076° or 45° 7′ 51″ north

Longitude

6.60748° or 6° 36′ 27″ east

Open location code

8FQ84JJ4+8X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 243642417

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Le Mounioz and Lac Rond.

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