Grand Aréa

Grand Aréa
View from Briançon, showing the south-east face
Highest point
Elevation2,869 m (9,413 ft)[1]
Prominence442 m (1,450 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Isolation10.56 km (6.56 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingAlpine mountains 2500-2999 m
Coordinates44°58′48″N 6°34′22″E / 44.98°N 6.572778°E / 44.98; 6.572778
Geography
Grand Aréa is located in Alps
Grand Aréa
Grand Aréa
Location in the Alps
LocationProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Parent rangeCottian Alps
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

The Grand Aréa is a 2.869 metres high[2] mountain of the Cottian Alps located in the French department of Hautes-Alpes.[1]

Features

Summit of the mountain

The mountain stands in the Massif des Cerces and on the watershed between the valleys of the Guisane and the Clarée, NW of the Col du Granon. The ridge continues westwards with the Col de Buffère and then towards the Pointe des Cerces.

Access to the summit

Footpath from Col de Buffère

The summit of the Grand Aréa can be reached by footpaths starting from several neighbouring locations. The hike from the Clarée valley thorough Col de Buffère is considered quite an easy and rewarding walk.[3] The mountain is also a well known destination for ski mountaineering.[4]

Mountain huts

References

  1. ^ a b "Géoportail" (in French). IGN. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  2. ^ Royet, Paul; Bonelli, Stéphane (2013). Digues maritimes et fluviales de protection contre les submersions - 2e colloque national - Digues 2013 (in French). Lavoisier. p. 165. ISBN 9782746295360. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  3. ^ fyplom (2010-08-05). "Grand Aréa da Nevache" (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  4. ^ Cabau, Emmanuel; Galley, Hervé (2015). Ski de randonnée Hautes Alpes: Ecrins – Queyras – Arves – Cerces – Parpaillon – Dévoluy (in French). Editions Olizane. p. 15.

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