Lac de Puy Vachier
Lac de Puy Vachier is a lake in La Grave, Arrondissement of Briançon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and has an elevation of 2,382 metres. Lac de Puy Vachier is situated nearby to the hamlet Le Grand Clot, as well as near the locality Les Enfetchores.Photo: Freezed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Meije and Brèche de la Meije.
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.
Brèche de la Meije
Mountain saddle
The Brèche de la Meije is a high mountain pass in the Dauphiné Alps in Savoie in southeastern France. It is in the massif of Écrins in the Écrins National Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villar-d’Arêne and Le Chazelet.
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.
Lac de Puy Vachier
- Type: Lake
- Categories: glacial lake and body of water
- Location: La Grave, Arrondissement of Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.0245° or 45° 1′ 28″ northLongitude
6.2745° or 6° 16′ 28″ eastElevation
2,382 metres (7,815 feet)Open location code
8FQ827FF+QROpenStreetMap ID
way 33965751OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeWikidata ID
Q107513604
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Lac de Puy Vachier” goes by many names.
- French: “lac de Puy Vachier”
- French: “Lac de Puy Vachier”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Le Grand Clot and Les Enfetchores.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Falaise de Chancel and Refuge Évariste Chancel.
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