Massif des Cerces
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The massif des Cerces is a region of the French Alps on the Franco-Italian border. On the French side it lies in the departements of Hautes-Alpes and Savoie.
The massif consists of smaller mountain chains including Mont Thabor as well as those of the Grand Galibier, Mont Chaberton and the Rois Mages. It is bordered by the massif de la Vanoise to the north, the massif du Mont-Cenis to the north-east, the Alpes Cottiennes to the east, the and Écrins to the south and the to the west.
The northernmost end of the range is bordered by the Arc river to the north in the Maurienne valley, and the to the south.
Principal peaks[]
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Pointe des Cerces
- Grand Galibier, 3229 m
- Roche Bernaude, 3225 m
- Pic du Thabor, 3207 m
- Mont Thabor, 3178 m
- Mont Chaberton, 3136 m
- Pointe des Cerces, 3097 m
- Roche Noire, 3085 m
- Gran Bagna, 3080 m
- Roc Termier, 3078 m
- Pic de la Moulinière, 3073 m
- Cime de la Planette, 3071 m
- Pointe Rochers Charniers, 3063 m
- Punta Nera, 3047 m
- Rochers des Grands Becs, 3044 m
- Le Grand Argentier, 3042 m
- Roche Colombe, 3023 m
- Grand Aréa, 2869 m
- Mont Froid, 2822 m
- Pointe de Bellecombe, 2775 m
Activities[]
Winter resorts[]
See also[]
- Valfréjus avalanche, a multiple fatality avalanche in the Massif des Cerces in 2016
Coordinates: 45°6′N 6°32′E / 45.100°N 6.533°E
Categories:
- Mountain ranges of the Alps
- Mountain ranges of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Mountain ranges of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur geography stubs
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes geography stubs