Savoy Prealps
The Savoy Prealps (Préalpes de Savoie in French) are a mountain range in the north-western part of the Alps. They are located in Rhône-Alpes (south-eastern France) and, marginally, in Valais (western Switzerland). Savoy Prealps encompass northernmost area of the French Prealps.
| Savoy Prealps | |
|---|---|
 Haute Cime (Dents du Midi) | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Haute Cime des Dents du Midi |
| Elevation | 3,257 m (10,686 ft) |
| Coordinates | 46°09′39″N 6°55′23″E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Préalpes de Savoie (French) |
| Geography | |
| Countries | France and Switzerland |
| Région, Canton | Rhône-Alpes and Valais |
| Parent range | Alps |
| Borders on | Dauphiné Prealps, Dauphiné Alps, Graian Alps, Bernese Alps and Swiss Prealps |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Age of rock | Tertiary |
| Type of rock | Sedimentary rocks[1] |
Geography
Administratively the French part of the range belongs to the French departments of Savoie, Haute Savoie and Isère while the Swiss one is divided between the districts of Saint-Maurice and Monthey. The whole range is drained by the Rhone river.
Summits
The Dent de Crolles, in the SW part of the range
The chief summits of the range are:
| Name | metres | feet |
|---|---|---|
| Haute Cime des Dents du Midi | 3,257 | 10,682 |
| Tour Sallière | 3,220 | 10,561 |
| Mont Ruan | 3,057 | 10,026 |
| Aiguille du Belvédère | 2,965 | 9,725 |
| Pointe Percée | 2,750 | 9,020 |
| Le Brévent | 2,525 | 8,282 |
| Hauts-Forts | 2,466 | 8,088 |
| Mont de Grange | 2,432 | 7,976 |
| La Tournette | 2,351 | 7,711 |
| Arcalod | 2,217 | 7,271 |
| Trélod | 2,181 | 7,153 |
| Chamechaude | 2,082 | 6,828 |
| Dent de Crolles | 2,062 | 7,763 |
References
- Préalpes, article on Larousse Encyclopedia (on line version:www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie)
Maps
- French official cartography (Institut Géographique National - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr
- Swiss official cartography (Swiss Federal Office of Topography - Swisstopo); on-line version: map.geo.admin.ch
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