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.infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><p>The <b>French Alps</b> (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Alpes françaises</i>; <a href="/wiki/Arpitan_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arpitan language">Arpitan</a>: <i lang="frp">Ârpes francêses</i>; <a href="/wiki/Occitan_language" title="Occitan language">Occitan</a>: <i lang="oc">Aups francesas</i>; <a href="/wiki/Ligurian_language" title="Ligurian language">Ligurian</a>: <i lang="lij">Arpi françéixi</i>) are the portions of the <a href="/wiki/Alps" title="Alps">Alps</a> <a href="/wiki/Mountain_range" title="Mountain range">mountain range</a> that stand within <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, located in the <a href="/wiki/Auvergne-Rh%C3%B4ne-Alpes" title="Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes">Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Provence-Alpes-C%C3%B4te_d%27Azur" title="Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur">Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur</a> regions. While some of the ranges of the French Alps are entirely in France, others, such as the <a href="/wiki/Mont_Blanc_massif" title="Mont Blanc massif">Mont Blanc massif</a>, are shared with <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>. </p><table class="infobox vcard" style="width:24.5em; line-height:1.5em;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org" style="background-color: #E7DCC3;color:#000;">French Alps</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding: 0.3em 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alps_aerial_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Alps_aerial_1.jpg/272px-Alps_aerial_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="272" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Alps_aerial_1.jpg/408px-Alps_aerial_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Alps_aerial_1.jpg/544px-Alps_aerial_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4014" data-file-height="3010"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="padding: 0.2em 0em;">Aerial photograph of <a href="/wiki/Mont_Blanc" title="Mont Blanc">Mont Blanc</a>, the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #E7DCC3;color:#000;">Highest point</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Peak</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mont_Blanc" title="Mont Blanc">Mont Blanc</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Summit" title="Summit">Elevation</a></th><td class="infobox-data">4,807.45 m (15,772.5 ft)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=French_Alps&params=45_50_01_N_06_51_54_E_type:mountain_scale:100000"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">45°50′01″N</span> <span class="longitude">06°51′54″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">45.83361°N 6.86500°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">45.83361; 6.86500</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #E7DCC3;color:#000;">Naming</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Native name</th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Alpes françaises</i></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #E7DCC3;color:#000;">Geography</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="padding:0.2em 0.2em 0.5em 0.2em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Massif_des_Alpes_map-fr.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Massif_des_Alpes_map-fr.svg/272px-Massif_des_Alpes_map-fr.svg.png" decoding="async" width="272" height="405" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Massif_des_Alpes_map-fr.svg/408px-Massif_des_Alpes_map-fr.svg.png 1.5x, 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d'Azur</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Borders on</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Alps" title="Swiss Alps">Swiss Alps</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italian_Alps" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian Alps">Italian Alps</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #E7DCC3;color:#000;">Geology</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Orogeny" title="Orogeny">Orogeny</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Alpine orogeny</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geological_time_scale" class="mw-redirect" title="Geological time scale">Rock age</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Tertiary</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_rock_types" title="List of rock types">Rock types</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Bündner schist</li><li>flysch</li><li>molasse</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>At 4,808 metres (15,774 ft), <a href="/wiki/Mont_Blanc" title="Mont Blanc">Mont Blanc</a>, on the <a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Italy_border" title="France–Italy border">France–Italy border</a>, is the highest mountain in the Alps, and the <a href="/wiki/List_of_highest_points_of_European_countries" title="List of highest points of European countries">highest Western European mountain</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Notable towns in the French Alps include <a href="/wiki/Grenoble" title="Grenoble">Grenoble</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chamonix" title="Chamonix">Chamonix</a>, <a href="/wiki/Annecy" title="Annecy">Annecy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chamb%C3%A9ry" title="Chambéry">Chambéry</a>, <a href="/wiki/%C3%89vian-les-Bains" title="Évian-les-Bains">Évian-les-Bains</a> and <a href="/wiki/Albertville" title="Albertville">Albertville</a>. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Ranges_and_summits"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Ranges and summits</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Ski_areas"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Ski areas</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Activities"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Activities</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Gallery"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Gallery</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Bibliography"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Bibliography</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Ranges_and_summits">Ranges and summits</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=French_Alps&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Ranges and summits" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="120">Chain </th> <th width="160">Range </th> <th width="160">Highest summit </th> <th width="150">Elevation (m/ft) </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Graian_Alps" title="Graian Alps">Graian Alps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mont_Blanc_Massif" class="mw-redirect" title="Mont Blanc Massif">Mont Blanc Massif</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mont_Blanc" title="Mont Blanc">Mont Blanc</a></td> <td><span class="nowrap">4,807.45 metres (15,772 ft)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Graian_Alps" title="Graian Alps">Graian Alps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beaufortain_Massif" title="Beaufortain Massif">Beaufortain Massif</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roignais" title="Roignais">Roignais</a></td> <td>2,995 metres (9,826 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Graian_Alps" title="Graian Alps">Graian Alps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lauzi%C3%A8re_Massif" class="mw-redirect" title="Lauzière Massif">Lauzière Massif</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grand_Pic_de_la_Lauzi%C3%A8re" title="Grand Pic de la Lauzière">Grand Pic de la Lauzière</a></td> <td>2,829 metres (9,281 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Graian_Alps" title="Graian Alps">Graian Alps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vanoise_Massif" class="mw-redirect" title="Vanoise Massif">Vanoise Massif</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grande_Casse" title="Grande Casse">Grande Casse</a></td> <td>3,855 metres (12,648 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Graian_Alps" title="Graian Alps">Graian Alps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Graian_Alps" title="Graian Alps">Graian Alps</a> central group</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pointe_de_Charbonnel" title="Pointe de Charbonnel">Pointe de Charbonnel</a></td> <td>3,752 metres (12,310 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dauphin%C3%A9_Alps" title="Dauphiné Alps">Dauphiné Alps</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belledonne_Massif&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Belledonne Massif (page does not exist)">Belledonne Massif</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grand_Pic_de_Belledonne" title="Grand Pic de Belledonne">Grand Pic de Belledonne</a></td> <td>2,977 metres (9,767 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dauphin%C3%A9_Alps" title="Dauphiné Alps">Dauphiné Alps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grandes_Rousses" title="Grandes Rousses">Grandes Rousses</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pic_Bayle" title="Pic Bayle">Pic Bayle</a></td> <td>3,465 metres (11,368 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dauphin%C3%A9_Alps" title="Dauphiné Alps">Dauphiné Alps</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arves_Massif&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arves Massif (page does not exist)">Arves Massif</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aiguilles_d%27Arves" title="Aiguilles d'Arves">Aiguilles d'Arves</a></td> <td>3,514 metres (11,529 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dauphin%C3%A9_Alps" title="Dauphiné Alps">Dauphiné Alps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taillefer_Massif" class="mw-redirect" title="Taillefer Massif">Taillefer Massif</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Le_Taillefer" title="Le Taillefer">Le Taillefer</a></td> <td>2,857 metres (9,373 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dauphin%C3%A9_Alps" title="Dauphiné Alps">Dauphiné Alps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massif_des_%C3%89crins" title="Massif des Écrins">Écrins Massif</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barre_des_%C3%89crins" title="Barre des Écrins">Barre des Écrins</a></td> <td>4,102 metres (13,458 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cottian_Alps" title="Cottian Alps">Cottian Alps</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Massif_du_Mont-Cenis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Massif du Mont-Cenis (page does not exist)">Massif du Mont-Cenis</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pointe_de_Ronce" title="Pointe de Ronce">Pointe de Ronce</a></td> <td>3,612 metres (11,850 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cottian_Alps" title="Cottian Alps">Cottian Alps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massif_des_Cerces" title="Massif des Cerces">Cerces Massif</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grand_Galibier" title="Grand Galibier">Grand Galibier</a></td> <td>3,229 metres (10,594 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cottian_Alps" title="Cottian Alps">Cottian Alps</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Queyras_Massif&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Queyras Massif (page does not exist)">Queyras Massif</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pic_de_Rochebrune" title="Pic de Rochebrune">Rochebrune Peak</a></td> <td>3,320 metres (10,892 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cottian_Alps" title="Cottian Alps">Cottian Alps</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ubaye_Massif&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ubaye Massif (page does not exist)">Ubaye Massif</a> (Orrenaye)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aiguille_de_Chambeyron" title="Aiguille de Chambeyron">Aiguille de Chambeyron</a></td> <td>3,411 metres (11,191 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maritime_Alps" title="Maritime Alps">Maritime Alps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massif_du_Mercantour-Argentera" title="Massif du Mercantour-Argentera">Mercantour-Argentera Massif</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cime_du_G%C3%A9las" title="Cime du Gélas">Cime du Gélas</a></td> <td>3,143 metres (10,312 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maritime_Alps" title="Maritime Alps">Maritime Alps</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pelat_Massif&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pelat Massif (page does not exist)">Pelat Massif</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mont_Pelat" title="Mont Pelat">Mont Pelat</a></td> <td>3,050 metres (10,007 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maritime_Alps" title="Maritime Alps">Maritime Alps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massif_des_Trois-%C3%89v%C3%AAch%C3%A9s" title="Massif des Trois-Évêchés">Massif des Trois-Évêchés</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/T%C3%AAte_de_l%27Estrop" title="Tête de l'Estrop">Tête de l'Estrop</a></td> <td>2,961 metres (9,715 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ligurian_Alps" title="Ligurian Alps">Ligurian Alps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ligurian_Alps" title="Ligurian Alps">Ligurian Alps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Punta_Marguareis" title="Punta Marguareis">Punta Marguareis</a></td> <td>2,651 metres (8,698 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Savoy_Prealps" title="Savoy Prealps">Savoy Prealps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chablais_Alps" title="Chablais Alps">Chablais Alps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hauts-Forts" title="Hauts-Forts">Hauts-Forts</a></td> <td>2,464 metres (8,084 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Savoy_Prealps" title="Savoy Prealps">Savoy Prealps</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Haut-Giffre_Massif&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Haut-Giffre Massif (page does not exist)">Haut-Giffre Massif</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Haute_Cime" class="mw-redirect" title="Haute Cime">Haute Cime</a></td> <td>3,257 metres (10,686 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Savoy_Prealps" title="Savoy Prealps">Savoy Prealps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aiguilles_Rouges" title="Aiguilles Rouges">Aiguilles Rouges</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aiguille_du_Belv%C3%A9d%C3%A8re" title="Aiguille du Belvédère">Aiguille du Belvédère</a></td> <td>2,965 metres (9,728 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Savoy_Prealps" title="Savoy Prealps">Savoy Prealps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bornes" class="mw-redirect" title="Bornes">Bornes</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pointe_Blanche&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pointe Blanche (page does not exist)">Pointe Blanche</a></td> <td>2,438 metres (7,999 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Savoy_Prealps" title="Savoy Prealps">Savoy Prealps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aravis_Range" title="Aravis Range">Aravis Range</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pointe_Perc%C3%A9e" title="Pointe Percée">Pointe Percée</a></td> <td>2,750 metres (9,022 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Savoy_Prealps" title="Savoy Prealps">Savoy Prealps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bauges" class="mw-redirect" title="Bauges">Bauges</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arcalod" title="Arcalod">Arcalod</a></td> <td>2,217 metres (7,274 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Savoy_Prealps" title="Savoy Prealps">Savoy Prealps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chartreuse_Mountains" title="Chartreuse Mountains">Chartreuse Mountains</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chamechaude" title="Chamechaude">Chamechaude</a></td> <td>2,082 metres (6,831 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dauphin%C3%A9_Prealps" title="Dauphiné Prealps">Dauphiné Prealps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vercors_Massif" class="mw-redirect" title="Vercors Massif">Vercors Massif</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grand_Veymont" title="Grand Veymont">Grand Veymont</a></td> <td>2,341 metres (7,680 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dauphin%C3%A9_Prealps" title="Dauphiné Prealps">Dauphiné Prealps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Diois_Mountains" title="Diois Mountains">Diois Mountains</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mont_Jocou&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mont Jocou (page does not exist)">Mont Jocou</a></td> <td>2,051 metres (6,729 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dauphin%C3%A9_Prealps" title="Dauphiné Prealps">Dauphiné Prealps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/D%C3%A9voluy_Mountains" title="Dévoluy Mountains">Dévoluy Mountains</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grande_T%C3%AAte_de_l%27Obiou" title="Grande Tête de l'Obiou">Grande Tête de l'Obiou</a></td> <td>2,789 metres (9,150 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/French_Prealps" title="French Prealps">Provence Prealps</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bochaine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bochaine (page does not exist)">Bochaine</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mont_C%C3%A9%C3%BCse&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mont Céüse (page does not exist)">Mont Céüse</a></td> <td>2,016 metres (6,614 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/French_Prealps" title="French Prealps">Provence Prealps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Digne_Prealps" title="Digne Prealps">Digne Prealps</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Les_Monges&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Les Monges (page does not exist)">Les Monges</a></td> <td>2,115 metres (6,939 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/French_Prealps" title="French Prealps">Provence Prealps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baronnies" title="Baronnies">Baronnies</a></td> <td>Mont Mare</td> <td>1,603 metres (5,259 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/French_Prealps" title="French Prealps">Provence Prealps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vaucluse_Mountains" title="Vaucluse Mountains">Vaucluse Mountains</a></td> <td>Signal de Saint-Pierre</td> <td>1,256 metres (4,121 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/French_Prealps" title="French Prealps">Provence Prealps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luberon" title="Luberon">Luberon Mountains</a></td> <td>Mourre Nègre</td> <td>1,125 metres (3,691 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/French_Prealps" title="French Prealps">Maritime Prealps</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Castellan_Prealps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Castellan Prealps (page does not exist)">Castellan Prealps</a></td> <td>Puy de Rent</td> <td>1,996 metres (6,549 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/French_Prealps" title="French Prealps">Maritime Prealps</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nice_Prealps" title="Nice Prealps">Nice Prealps</a></td> <td>Pointe des Trois Communes</td> <td>2,080 metres (6,824 ft) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chamonix_Valley_Panorama.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Chamonix_Valley_Panorama.jpg/700px-Chamonix_Valley_Panorama.jpg" decoding="async" width="700" height="174" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1737" data-file-height="431"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 700px;height: 174px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Chamonix_Valley_Panorama.jpg/700px-Chamonix_Valley_Panorama.jpg" data-width="700" data-height="174" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Chamonix_Valley_Panorama.jpg/1050px-Chamonix_Valley_Panorama.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Chamonix_Valley_Panorama.jpg/1400px-Chamonix_Valley_Panorama.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Panorama of Chamonix Valley</div></figcaption></figure> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Ski_areas">Ski areas</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=French_Alps&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Ski areas" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alps_of_France_NASA_A2002274_1240_250m.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Alps_of_France_NASA_A2002274_1240_250m.jpg/260px-Alps_of_France_NASA_A2002274_1240_250m.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="376" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="998" data-file-height="1444"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 260px;height: 376px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Alps_of_France_NASA_A2002274_1240_250m.jpg/260px-Alps_of_France_NASA_A2002274_1240_250m.jpg" data-width="260" data-height="376" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Alps_of_France_NASA_A2002274_1240_250m.jpg/390px-Alps_of_France_NASA_A2002274_1240_250m.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Alps_of_France_NASA_A2002274_1240_250m.jpg/520px-Alps_of_France_NASA_A2002274_1240_250m.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> photograph of the French Alps (26 October 2002).</figcaption></figure> <p>The largest connected ski areas are: </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Les_Trois_Vall%C3%A9es" title="Les Trois Vallées">Les Trois Vallées</a> (<a href="/wiki/Courchevel" title="Courchevel">Courchevel</a>, <a href="/wiki/M%C3%A9ribel" title="Méribel">Méribel</a>, <a href="/wiki/La_Tania" title="La Tania">La Tania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brides-les-Bains" title="Brides-les-Bains">Brides-les-Bains</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint-Martin-de-Belleville" title="Saint-Martin-de-Belleville">Saint-Martin-de-Belleville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Les_Menuires" title="Les Menuires">Les Menuires</a>, <a href="/wiki/Val_Thorens" title="Val Thorens">Val Thorens</a> and <a href="/wiki/Orelle" title="Orelle">Orelle</a>): 338 slopes, 600 km of <a href="/wiki/Piste" title="Piste">pistes</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portes_du_Soleil" title="Portes du Soleil">Portes du Soleil</a> (<a href="/wiki/Avoriaz" title="Avoriaz">Avoriaz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ch%C3%A2tel,_Haute-Savoie" title="Châtel, Haute-Savoie">Châtel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Morzine" title="Morzine">Morzine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Les_Gets" title="Les Gets">Les Gets</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint-Jean_d%27Aulps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Saint-Jean d'Aulps (page does not exist)">Saint-Jean d'Aulps</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=La_Chapelle_d%27Abondance&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="La Chapelle d'Abondance (page does not exist)">La Chapelle d'Abondance</a>, <a href="/wiki/Abondance,_Haute-Savoie" title="Abondance, Haute-Savoie">Abondance</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montriond" title="Montriond">Montriond</a>, Swiss resorts): 288 slopes, 650 km of slopes not entirely connected.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paradiski" title="Paradiski">Paradiski</a> (<a href="/wiki/La_Plagne" title="La Plagne">La Plagne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peisey-Vallandry" class="mw-redirect" title="Peisey-Vallandry">Peisey-Vallandry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Les_Arcs" title="Les Arcs">Les Arcs</a>), <a href="/wiki/Champagny-en-Vanoise" title="Champagny-en-Vanoise">Champagny-en-Vanoise</a>: 239 slopes, 420 km of slopes.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Via_Lattea" title="Via Lattea">Via Lattea</a> (<a href="/wiki/Montgen%C3%A8vre" title="Montgenèvre">Montgenèvre</a>, Italian resorts): 214 slopes, 400 km of slopes.</li> <li>Évasion Mont-Blanc (<a href="/wiki/Combloux" title="Combloux">Combloux</a>, <a href="/wiki/Meg%C3%A8ve" title="Megève">Megève</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint-Gervais,_Is%C3%A8re" title="Saint-Gervais, Isère">Saint-Gervais</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint-Nicolas-de-V%C3%A9roce" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint-Nicolas-de-Véroce">Saint-Nicolas-de-Véroce</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Les_Contamines_Monjoie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Les Contamines Monjoie (page does not exist)">Les Contamines Monjoie</a>): 183 slopes, 420 km of slopes not entirely connected.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Espace_Killy" class="mw-redirect" title="Espace Killy">Espace Killy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tignes" title="Tignes">Tignes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Val-d%27Is%C3%A8re" title="Val-d'Isère">Val-d'Isère</a>): 137 slopes, 300 km of slopes.</li> <li>Grand Massif (<a href="/wiki/Flaine" title="Flaine">Flaine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Les_Carroz" class="mw-redirect" title="Les Carroz">Les Carroz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Morillon,_Haute-Savoie" title="Morillon, Haute-Savoie">Morillon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Samo%C3%ABns" title="Samoëns">Samoëns</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sixt-Fer-%C3%A0-Cheval" title="Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval">Sixt</a>): 134 slopes, 265 km of slopes.</li> <li>Les Aravis (<a href="/wiki/La_Clusaz" title="La Clusaz">La Clusaz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manigod" title="Manigod">Manigod</a>, <a href="/wiki/La_Croix_Fry" title="La Croix Fry">La Croix Fry</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Merdassier&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Merdassier (page does not exist)">Merdassier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Le_Grand-Bornand" title="Le Grand-Bornand">Le Grand-Bornand</a>): 133 slopes, 220 km of slopes not entirely connected.</li> <li>Les Grandes Rousses (L'<a href="/wiki/Alpe_d%27Huez" title="Alpe d'Huez">Alpe d'Huez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vaujany" title="Vaujany">Vaujany</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Auris-en-Oisans&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Auris-en-Oisans (page does not exist)">Auris-en-Oisans</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Oz-en-Oisans&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Oz-en-Oisans (page does not exist)">Oz-en-Oisans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Villard-Reculas" title="Villard-Reculas">Villard-Reculas</a>): 117 slopes, 236 km of slopes.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serre_Chevalier" title="Serre Chevalier">Serre Chevalier</a>: 111 slopes, 250 km of slopes.</li> <li>La Forêt Blanche (<a href="/wiki/Risoul" title="Risoul">Risoul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vars,_Hautes-Alpes" title="Vars, Hautes-Alpes">Vars</a>): 104 slopes, 180 km of slopes.</li> <li>Les Sybelles (<a href="/wiki/Le_Corbier" title="Le Corbier">Le Corbier</a>, <a href="/wiki/La_Toussuire" title="La Toussuire">La Toussuire</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Les_Botti%C3%A8res&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Les Bottières (page does not exist)">Les Bottières</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint-Jean-d%27Arves" title="Saint-Jean-d'Arves">Saint-Jean-d'Arves</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint-Sorlin-d%27Arves" title="Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves">Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint-Colomban-des-Villards" title="Saint-Colomban-des-Villards">Saint-Colomban-des-Villards</a>): 96 slopes, 310 km of slopes.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valloire" title="Valloire">Valloire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Valmeinier" title="Valmeinier">Valmeinier</a>: 83 slopes, 150 km of slopes.</li> <li>Grand Domaine (<a href="/wiki/Valmorel" title="Valmorel">Valmorel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint-Fran%C3%A7ois-Longchamp" title="Saint-François-Longchamp">Saint-François-Longchamp</a>): 82 slopes, 150 km of slopes</li> <li>Espace San Bernardo (<a href="/wiki/La_Rosi%C3%A8re,_Savoie" title="La Rosière, Savoie">La Rosière</a>, <a href="/wiki/La_Thuile,_Aosta_Valley" title="La Thuile, Aosta Valley">La Thuile</a> - Italy): 73 slopes, 150 km of slopes.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Les_Deux_Alpes" title="Les Deux Alpes">Les Deux Alpes</a> and <a href="/wiki/La_Grave" title="La Grave">La Grave</a>: 69 slopes, 220 km of slopes. (+ Freeride Zone)</li></ol> <p>The other large ski areas are: </p> <ul><li>Le Val d'Arly (<a href="/wiki/Praz-sur-Arly" title="Praz-sur-Arly">Praz-sur-Arly</a>, <a href="/wiki/Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe" title="Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe">Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Flumet" title="Flumet">Flumet</a>): 150 km of slopes.</li> <li>L'Espace Cristal (<a href="/wiki/Les_Saisies" title="Les Saisies">Les Saisies</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crest-Voland" title="Crest-Voland">Crest-Voland</a>): 80 km of slopes</li> <li>L'Espace Diamant is a combination of Espace Val d'Arly and Espace Cristal with 185 km of slopes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Villard-de-Lans" title="Villard-de-Lans">Villard-de-Lans</a> et <a href="/wiki/Corren%C3%A7on-en-Vercors" title="Corrençon-en-Vercors">Corrençon-en-Vercors</a>: 125 km of slopes</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valberg,_Provence-Alpes-C%C3%B4te_d%27Azur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Valberg, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (page does not exist)">Valberg</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Beuil_les_Launes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Beuil les Launes (page does not exist)">Beuil les Launes</a>: 90 km of slopes</li> <li>Espace Lumière (<a href="/wiki/Pra-Loup" title="Pra-Loup">Pra-Loup</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Val_d%27Allos&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Val d'Allos (page does not exist)">Val d'Allos</a>): 170 km of slopes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superd%C3%A9voluy" class="mw-redirect" title="Superdévoluy">Superdévoluy</a> - <a href="/wiki/La_Joue_du_Loup" class="mw-redirect" title="La Joue du Loup">La Joue du Loup</a>: 100 km of slopes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orci%C3%A8res-Merlette" title="Orcières-Merlette">Orcières-Merlette</a> 150 km of slopes</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Activities">Activities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=French_Alps&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Activities" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <p>A range of winter and summer activities are available in the French Alps. In the winter, these include skiing and snowboarding as well as alternatives such as snowshoeing, sledging. There is a range of other activities that happen such as gliding which most happens during the summer months.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Summer activities include hiking, mountaineering, biking and rock climbing.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=French_Alps&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Gallery" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional" style="max-width: 932px;"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 225px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 220px; height: 220px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mont_Blanc_oct_2004.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Mont Blanc (4,810 m)"><noscript><img alt="Mont Blanc (4,810 m)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Mont_Blanc_oct_2004.JPG/190px-Mont_Blanc_oct_2004.JPG" decoding="async" width="190" height="143" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 190px;height: 143px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Mont_Blanc_oct_2004.JPG/190px-Mont_Blanc_oct_2004.JPG" data-alt="Mont Blanc (4,810 m)" data-width="190" data-height="143" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Mont_Blanc_oct_2004.JPG/285px-Mont_Blanc_oct_2004.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Mont_Blanc_oct_2004.JPG/380px-Mont_Blanc_oct_2004.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Mont_Blanc" title="Mont Blanc">Mont Blanc</a> (4,810 m)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 225px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 220px; height: 220px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aiguille_du_Dru_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Aiguille du Dru (3,754 m)"><noscript><img alt="Aiguille du Dru (3,754 m)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Aiguille_du_Dru_3.jpg/190px-Aiguille_du_Dru_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="143" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 190px;height: 143px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Aiguille_du_Dru_3.jpg/190px-Aiguille_du_Dru_3.jpg" data-alt="Aiguille du Dru (3,754 m)" data-width="190" data-height="143" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Aiguille_du_Dru_3.jpg/285px-Aiguille_du_Dru_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Aiguille_du_Dru_3.jpg/380px-Aiguille_du_Dru_3.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Aiguille_du_Dru" title="Aiguille du Dru">Aiguille du Dru</a> (3,754 m)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 225px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 220px; height: 220px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aiguille_Verte_ateabutnoe2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Aiguille Verte (4,122 m)"><noscript><img alt="Aiguille Verte (4,122 m)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Aiguille_Verte_ateabutnoe2.jpg/190px-Aiguille_Verte_ateabutnoe2.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="127" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1328" data-file-height="886"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 190px;height: 127px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Aiguille_Verte_ateabutnoe2.jpg/190px-Aiguille_Verte_ateabutnoe2.jpg" data-alt="Aiguille Verte (4,122 m)" data-width="190" data-height="127" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Aiguille_Verte_ateabutnoe2.jpg/285px-Aiguille_Verte_ateabutnoe2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Aiguille_Verte_ateabutnoe2.jpg/380px-Aiguille_Verte_ateabutnoe2.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Aiguille_Verte" title="Aiguille Verte">Aiguille Verte</a> (4,122 m)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 225px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 220px; height: 220px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mer_de_Glace,_Aiguille_du_G%C3%A9ant_et_Grandes_Jorasses.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mer de Glace, Dent du Géant (4,013 m) and Grandes Jorasses (4,208 m) in Chamonix (c. 1890)"><noscript><img alt="Mer de Glace, Dent du Géant (4,013 m) and Grandes Jorasses (4,208 m) in Chamonix (c. 1890)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Mer_de_Glace%2C_Aiguille_du_G%C3%A9ant_et_Grandes_Jorasses.jpg/190px-Mer_de_Glace%2C_Aiguille_du_G%C3%A9ant_et_Grandes_Jorasses.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="137" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3300" data-file-height="2384"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 190px;height: 137px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Mer_de_Glace%2C_Aiguille_du_G%C3%A9ant_et_Grandes_Jorasses.jpg/190px-Mer_de_Glace%2C_Aiguille_du_G%C3%A9ant_et_Grandes_Jorasses.jpg" data-alt="Mer de Glace, Dent du Géant (4,013 m) and Grandes Jorasses (4,208 m) in Chamonix (c. 1890)" data-width="190" data-height="137" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Mer_de_Glace%2C_Aiguille_du_G%C3%A9ant_et_Grandes_Jorasses.jpg/285px-Mer_de_Glace%2C_Aiguille_du_G%C3%A9ant_et_Grandes_Jorasses.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Mer_de_Glace%2C_Aiguille_du_G%C3%A9ant_et_Grandes_Jorasses.jpg/380px-Mer_de_Glace%2C_Aiguille_du_G%C3%A9ant_et_Grandes_Jorasses.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Mer_de_Glace" title="Mer de Glace">Mer de Glace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dent_du_G%C3%A9ant" title="Dent du Géant">Dent du Géant</a> (4,013 m) and <a href="/wiki/Grandes_Jorasses" title="Grandes Jorasses">Grandes Jorasses</a> (4,208 m) in <a href="/wiki/Chamonix" title="Chamonix">Chamonix</a> (c. 1890)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 225px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 220px; height: 220px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:00_Saint-Gervais-les-Bains_-_TMB_-_JPG2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tramway du Mont-Blanc, at Bellevue Station (1,794 m) in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains"><noscript><img alt="Tramway du Mont-Blanc, at Bellevue Station (1,794 m) in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/00_Saint-Gervais-les-Bains_-_TMB_-_JPG2.jpg/190px-00_Saint-Gervais-les-Bains_-_TMB_-_JPG2.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="143" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 190px;height: 143px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/00_Saint-Gervais-les-Bains_-_TMB_-_JPG2.jpg/190px-00_Saint-Gervais-les-Bains_-_TMB_-_JPG2.jpg" data-alt="Tramway du Mont-Blanc, at Bellevue Station (1,794 m) in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains" data-width="190" data-height="143" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/00_Saint-Gervais-les-Bains_-_TMB_-_JPG2.jpg/285px-00_Saint-Gervais-les-Bains_-_TMB_-_JPG2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/00_Saint-Gervais-les-Bains_-_TMB_-_JPG2.jpg/380px-00_Saint-Gervais-les-Bains_-_TMB_-_JPG2.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Tramway_du_Mont-Blanc" class="mw-redirect" title="Tramway du Mont-Blanc">Tramway du Mont-Blanc</a>, at Bellevue Station (1,794 m) in <a href="/wiki/Saint-Gervais-les-Bains" title="Saint-Gervais-les-Bains">Saint-Gervais-les-Bains</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 225px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 220px; height: 220px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:00_Chamonix-Mont-Blanc_-_JPG1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title='Jacques Balmat at the side of Horace-Benedict de Saussure, "The Father of Alpinism", in a monument erected at Chamonix'><noscript><img alt='Jacques Balmat at the side of Horace-Benedict de Saussure, "The Father of Alpinism", in a monument erected at Chamonix' src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/00_Chamonix-Mont-Blanc_-_JPG1.jpg/142px-00_Chamonix-Mont-Blanc_-_JPG1.jpg" decoding="async" width="142" height="190" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 142px;height: 190px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/00_Chamonix-Mont-Blanc_-_JPG1.jpg/142px-00_Chamonix-Mont-Blanc_-_JPG1.jpg" data-alt='Jacques Balmat at the side of Horace-Benedict de Saussure, "The Father of Alpinism", in a monument erected at Chamonix' data-width="142" data-height="190" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/00_Chamonix-Mont-Blanc_-_JPG1.jpg/214px-00_Chamonix-Mont-Blanc_-_JPG1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/00_Chamonix-Mont-Blanc_-_JPG1.jpg/285px-00_Chamonix-Mont-Blanc_-_JPG1.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Jacques_Balmat" title="Jacques Balmat">Jacques Balmat</a> at the side of <a href="/wiki/Horace-Benedict_de_Saussure" class="mw-redirect" title="Horace-Benedict de Saussure">Horace-Benedict de Saussure</a>, "The Father of Alpinism", in a monument erected at <a href="/wiki/Chamonix" title="Chamonix">Chamonix</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 225px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 220px; height: 220px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Grand_Capucin,_2010_July.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Grand Capucin (3,838 m) and its 400-meter vertical face"><noscript><img alt="Grand Capucin (3,838 m) and its 400-meter vertical face" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Grand_Capucin%2C_2010_July.JPG/126px-Grand_Capucin%2C_2010_July.JPG" decoding="async" width="126" height="190" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="5184"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 126px;height: 190px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Grand_Capucin%2C_2010_July.JPG/126px-Grand_Capucin%2C_2010_July.JPG" data-alt="Grand Capucin (3,838 m) and its 400-meter vertical face" data-width="126" data-height="190" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Grand_Capucin%2C_2010_July.JPG/190px-Grand_Capucin%2C_2010_July.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Grand_Capucin%2C_2010_July.JPG/253px-Grand_Capucin%2C_2010_July.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div 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Paris: Édition Arthaud. <small>(French)</small></li> <li>Roger Frison-Roche (1964), <i>Les montagnes de la terre</i>. Paris: Flammarion. <small>(French)</small></li> <li>Sergio Marazzi (2005), <i>Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA</i>. 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