{{Infobox mountain
, name = Les Bans
, photo = Bans face nord.jpg
, photo_caption = North face of Les Bans at the head of the Vénéon valley
, elevation_m = 3669
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Dauphiné Alps
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Hautes-Alpes
Hautes-Alpes (; ; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region of Southeastern France. It is located in the heart of the French Alps, after which it is named. Hautes-Alpes had a population ...
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Isère
Isère ( , ; ; , ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the southeastern French Regions of France, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère (river), Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.
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France
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, coordinates = {{coord, 44, 50, 54, N, 6, 20, 10, E, type:mountain_region:FR_scale:100000, format=dms, display=inline,title
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, listing = Alpine mountains above 3000 m
, first_ascent = July 14, 1878 by W. A. B. Coolidge, Christian Almer and U. Almer
, easiest_route = PD+ (glacier approach, rock scramble)
Les Bans (3,669 m) is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...
in the
Massif des Écrins
Massif des Écrins (; Écrins Massif) are a massif in the French Alps. They form the core of Écrins National Park in Hautes-Alpes and Isère.Dauphiné Alps
The Dauphiné Alps () are a group of mountain ranges in Southeastern France, west of the main chain of the Alps. Mountain ranges within the Dauphiné Alps include the Massif des Écrins in Écrins National Park, Belledonne, Le Taillefer range ...
Christian Almer
220px, Christian Almer
Christian Almer (29 March 1826 – 17 May 1898) was a Swiss mountain guide and the first ascensionist of many prominent mountains in the western Alps during the golden and silver ages of alpinism. Almer was born and di ...
and U. Almer on July 14, 1878.
There are three main summits on the mountain:
* South summit 3,669 m
* North-west summit 3,630 m
* North summit 3,662 m
Huts
* Chalet Hôtel du Gioberney (1,700 m)
* Les Bans hut (2,076 m)
* Pilatte refuge (2,580 m)
Gallery
File:Les Bans ed5.jpg, North face, from the Pilatte hut
File:Refuge de la Pilatte.jpg, Pilatte hut, with the mountain in the background