Sénépy is a mountain located in

Matheysine Matheysine is a French Natural region located in the Alps at the south of the Isère département. Its relief is a plateau surrounded by mountains. Matheysine is also called Plateau Matheysin. Geography The Plateau Matheysin is located in the I ...

, in the

Dauphiné Alps The Dauphiné Alps (french: Alpes du Dauphiné) 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, Belledon ...

of south-eastern

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. Its elevation is 1,769m. It overlooks the Drac river valley, the

Monteynard Monteynard () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Isère department The following is a list of the 512 Communes of France, communes in the French Departments of France, departme ...

lake, as well as the Trièves plateau on the opposite riverbank. It is mainly covered by high mountain pastures. Due to high exposure to strong winds (

bise The Bise (French: ''La Bise'') is a cold, dry wind in Switzerland which blows through the Swiss Plateau from the northeast to the southwest. Cause and effect It is caused by canalisation of the air-current along the northern edge of the Alps, du ...

) from the North, a project consisting of implementing

Wind power Wind power or wind energy is mostly the use of wind turbines to generate electricity. Wind power is a popular, sustainable, renewable energy source that has a much smaller impact on the environment than burning fossil fuels. Historicall ...

plants on the mountain is being studied. This project is facing strong opposition from environmental concerns.

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Mountains of Isère Mountains of the Alps {{Isère-geo-stub