| 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 / 46.16083°N 6.92306°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Préalpes de Savoie (French) |
| Geography | |
 | |
Countries | France and Switzerland |
| Rhône-Alpes and Valais | |
| Parent range | Alps |
| Borders on | Dauphiné Prealps, Dauphiné Alps, Graian Alps, Bernese Alps and Swiss Prealps |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Rock age | Tertiary |
| Rock type | Sedimentary rocks[1] |
The Savoy Prealps (French: Préalpes de Savoie) 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.
Geography
editAdministratively 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
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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
edit- ^ Préalpes, article on Larousse Encyclopedia (online version: www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie)
Maps
edit- 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
