The Queyras (; ) is a valley located in the
French 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 ...
, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river
Guil, a
tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...
of the
Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of the last ones to be opened to public tourism towards the end of the 20th century, thus being relatively untouched by environmental destruction.
The Queyras is also one of the 58
Regional nature parks of France.
The
GR58, also known as the ''Tour du Queyras'' ("The tour of Queyras" in French), is a
long-distance walking route that forms a 108-km hiking loop in the Queyras.
Notable mountains around the valley include:
* The
Font Sancte (Queyras' highest mountain)
* The
Taillante
* The
Pic de Rochebrune – 3.324 m
* The
Grand Queyras – 3.114 m
* The
Pic de Petit Rochebrune – 3.078 m
* The
Bric Bouchet
* The
Pain de Sucre (literally translating as "Sugar Loaf" due to its distinct shape, similar to the
Sugarloaf in Rio de Janeiro).
There are two passes leading into the valley:
*
Col Agnel
*
Col d'Izoard
See also
*
128633 Queyras, asteroid named after the valley
References
External links
Official information on activities in the Queyras
Landforms of Hautes-Alpes
Landforms of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Valleys of France
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