Glacier Supérieur des Cavales

Glacier Supérieur des Cavales is a glacier in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Glacier Supérieur des Cavales 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

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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

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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

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Villar-d’Arêne and La Grave.

Villar-d’Arêne

Village

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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.