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Beaufortain Massif
The Beaufortain Massif is a massif of the French Alps that straddles the departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie, in the historical region of Savoy. It is bounded by the Arly river to the northwest, the to the northeast, and the Isère river as it runs through the Tarentaise Valley to the south. It is also crossed by the Dorinet and rivers, and their tributaries, from north-east to south-west, at Beaufort level, and their tributaries. It is surrounded by the Aravis Range, the Bauges Range, the Lauzière massif, the Vanoise massif, and the Mont-Blanc massif The Mont Blanc massif (french: Massif du Mont-Blanc; it, Massiccio del Monte Bianco) is a mountain range in the Alps, located mostly in France and Italy, but also straddling Switzerland at its northeastern end. It contains eleven major ind .... Peaks References Further reading * *{{cite book, first=Martial , last=Manon, title=Panorama du Beaufortain, location=Montmélian, publisher=La Fontaine De ...
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Pointe De La Terrasse
The Pointe de la Terrasse (2,881 m) is a mountain in the Beaufortain Massif in Savoie, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar .... Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Savoie {{Savoie-geo-stub ...
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Mont Blanc Massif
The Mont Blanc massif (french: Massif du Mont-Blanc; it, Massiccio del Monte Bianco) is a mountain range in the Alps, located mostly in France and Italy, but also straddling Switzerland at its northeastern end. It contains eleven major independent summits, each over in height. It is named after Mont Blanc (), the highest point in western Europe and the European Union. Because of its considerable overall altitude, a large proportion of the massif is covered by glaciers, which include the Mer de Glace and the Miage Glacierthe longest glaciers in France and Italy, respectively. The massif forms a Drainage divide, watershed between the vast Drainage basin, catchments of the rivers Rhône and Po (river), Po, and a tripoint between France, Italy and Switzerland; it also marks the border between two Climate classification, climate regions by separating the northern and western Alps from the southern Alps. The mountains of the massif consist mostly of granite and gneiss rocks and at h ...
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Aiguille Croche
The Aiguille Croche () is a mountain in the Beaufortain Massif in Savoie and Haute-Savoie, France. In 2009, Matthias Giraud was the first person to descent and ski BASE jumping, BASE jump off its cliff face. Mountains of the Graian Alps Mountains of Savoie Mountains of Haute-Savoie {{HauteSavoie-geo-stub ...
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Mont Joly
Mont Joly (2,525 m) is a mountain in the Beaufortain Massif in Haute-Savoie, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar .... {{DEFAULTSORT:Joly Mountains of Haute-Savoie Mountains of the Alps Two-thousanders of France ...
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Mont Coin
Mont Coin is a mountain of Savoie, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar .... It lies in the Beaufortain Masif range. It has an elevation of above sea level. Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Savoie {{Savoie-geo-stub ...
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Crête Des Gittes
Crête des Gittes is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Beaufortain Massif The Beaufortain Massif is a massif of the French Alps that straddles the departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie, in the historical region of Savoy. It is bounded by the Arly river to the northwest, the to the northeast, and the Isère river as ... range. It has an elevation of above sea level. Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Savoie {{Savoie-geo-stub ...
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Tête De La Cicle
Tête de la Cicle is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Beaufortain Massif The Beaufortain Massif is a massif of the French Alps that straddles the departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie, in the historical region of Savoy. It is bounded by the Arly river to the northwest, the to the northeast, and the Isère river as ... range and has an elevation of 2,552 metres above sea level. Bibliography * Christophe Hagenmuller, Les plus belles traces du Beaufortain, Naturalpes, 2006 () * Martial Manon, Panorama du Beaufortain, La Fontaine De Siloe, coll. « Les savoisiennes », 2002 () Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Savoie Mountains of Haute-Savoie {{HauteSavoie-geo-stub ...
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Crêt Du Rey
Crêt du Rey is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Beaufortain Massif The Beaufortain Massif is a massif of the French Alps that straddles the departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie, in the historical region of Savoy. It is bounded by the Arly river to the northwest, the to the northeast, and the Isère river as ... range. It has an elevation of 2,633 metres above sea level. Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Savoie {{Savoie-geo-stub ...
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Grand Mont
Grand Mont is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Beaufortain Massif The Beaufortain Massif is a massif of the French Alps that straddles the departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie, in the historical region of Savoy. It is bounded by the Arly river to the northwest, the to the northeast, and the Isère river as ... range. It has an elevation of 2,686 metres above sea level. Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Savoie {{Savoie-geo-stub ...
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Aiguilles De La Penaz
The Aiguilles de la Penaz (2,688 m) is a mountain in the Beaufortain Massif in Haute-Savoie, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar .... References Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Haute-Savoie {{HauteSavoie-geo-stub ...
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Pierra Menta
The Pierra Menta has been an annual competition of ski mountaineering at Arêches-Beaufort in the region of Beaufort, Savoie south-eastern France since 1986. The Pierra Menta is one of the three best known races of the Alps (''les grandes trois de ski de montagne'') besides the Patrouille des Glaciers and the Trofeo Mezzalama The Mezzalama Trophy ( it, Trofeo Mezzalama, french: Trophée Mezzalama, a.k.a. ''white marathon''
. Pierra Menta is a stage of La Grande Course that includes the most important ski mountaineering competitions of the season. The athletes have to travel a cumulative altitude difference of around 10 000 meters, both ascending and skiing down. The race track is to be completed in teams of two and i ...
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Grande Parei
Grande means "large" or "great" in many of the Romance languages. It may also refer to: Places *Grande, Germany, a municipality in Germany *Grande Communications, a telecommunications firm based in Texas *Grande-Rivière (other) *Arroio Grande (other) *Boca grande (other) * Campo Grande (other) *El Grande, a German-style board game *Loma Grande (other) *Lucida Grande, a humanist sans-serif typeface *María Grande, a village and municipality in Entre Ríos Province in northeastern Argentina * Mojón Grande, a village and municipality in Misiones Province in northeastern Argentina *Playa Grande (other) *Ribeira Grande (other) *Rio Grande (other) * Salto Grande (other) *Valle Grande (other) *Várzea Grande (other) *Villa Grande (other) *Casa Grande Ruins National Monument *Casas Grandes *Mesa Grande *Pueblo Grande de Nevada *Pueblo Grande Ruin and Irrigation Sites *Campina Gran ...
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