La Tournette () (2,351 m or 7,713ft) is a mountain in the
Bornes Massif
The Bornes Massif (, ) are a mountainous massif in the north French Prealps in the department of Haute-Savoie. It has 20 peaks higher than 2000 m and is a popular destination for winter sports. The massif is the source of the celebrated chee ...
in
Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie () is a Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy. Its Prefectures in France, prefecture is Annecy. To the north is Lake Gene ...
,
France
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. It is the highest of the mountains surrounding
Lake Annecy
Lake Annecy (, ) is a perialpine lake in Haute-Savoie in France. It is named after the city of Annecy, which marks the start of the Thiou, Lake Annecy's outflow river.Jean-Daniel Stanley and Thomas F. Jorstad, ''Direct Sediment Dispersal from Moun ...
and has a prominence of 1,514 (4,967ft), qualifying it as an
Ultra
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.
Tourism
It is possible to drive most of the way up, parking at Chalet De L'Aulp. From here, the summit can be reached via a well-marked path in around 3 hours. The final third of the climb requires some
scrambling
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, but there are chains and ladders in all the difficult sections.
See also
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List of Alpine peaks by prominence
This is a list of the mountains of the Alps, ordered by their topographic prominence. For a list by height, see the list of mountains of the Alps. By descending to 1,500 m of prominence, this list includes all the Ultras of the Alps. Some famous p ...
References
External links
"La Tournette, France" on Peakbagger
{{Ultras of Europe
Mountains of Haute-Savoie
Mountains of the Alps