French Prealps
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The French Prealps (Template:Langx Script error: No such module "IPA".)[1] are a group of subalpine mountain ranges of medium elevation located immediately west of the French Alps. They roughly stretch from Lake Geneva southwest to the rivers Isère and Drôme; east to a line running from Chamonix, to Albertville, to Grenoble, to Gap, to Barcelonette; and south from Grasse to Vence.
In the northern subalpine regions, the various ranges are easily identifiable by geographical separations, such as the Voreppe Gorge between Vercors and Chartreuse, or Chambéry, which sits in a valley between the Bauges and Chartreuse ranges. In the southern subalpine regions, the ranges are generally disorganized and lack the wide, deep valleys that divide them in the north.
Three non-contiguous ranges traditionally comprise the southern French Prealps: the Alpilles, Mont Sainte-Victoire and Sainte-Baume.
Ranges and peaks
| Chain | Range | Highest summit | Elevation (m/ft) | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savoy Prealps | Haut-Giffre Massif | Dents du Midi, Haute Cime | Script error: No such module "convert". | Highest summit in the French Prealps |
| Savoy Prealps | Aiguilles Rouges | Aiguille du Belvédère | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| Savoy Prealps | Chablais Alps | Hauts-Forts | Script error: No such module "convert". | Peak on French side of the range |
| Savoy Prealps | Bornes | Pointe Blanche | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| Savoy Prealps | Aravis Range | Pointe Percée | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| Savoy Prealps | Bauges | Arcalod | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| Savoy Prealps | Chartreuse Mountains | Chamechaude | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| Dauphiné Prealps | Vercors Plateau | Grand Veymont | Script error: No such module "convert". | also called the French Dolomites |
| Dauphiné Prealps | Diois Mountains | Mont Jocou | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| Provence Prealps | Baronnies | Mont Mare | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| Dauphiné Prealps | Dévoluy Mountains | Grande Tête de l'Obiou | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| Dauphiné Prealps | Bochaine | Mont Céüse | Script error: No such module "convert". | also called the Pays du Buëch |
| Provence Prealps | Massif des Trois-Évêchés | Tête de l'Estrop | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| Provence Prealps | Digne Prealps | Les Monges | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| Provence Prealps | Vaucluse Mountains | Signal de Saint-Pierre | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| Provence Prealps | Luberon Mountains | Mourre Nègre | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| Provence Prealps | Castellane Prealps | Puy de Rent | Script error: No such module "convert". | also called the Grasse Prealps |
| Maritime Prealps | Nice Prealps | Pointe des Trois Communes | Script error: No such module "convert". | Highest point on the Authion Massif |
| Non-contiguous | Alpilles | Tour des Opies | Script error: No such module "convert". | Traditional southern range |
| Non-contiguous | Mont Sainte-Victoire | Pic des Mouches | Script error: No such module "convert". | Traditional southern range |
| Non-contiguous | Sainte-Baume | Joug de l'Aigle | Script error: No such module "convert". | Traditional southern range |
Among the best known peaks in the French Prealps are:
- Mont Ventoux, near Carpentras, Vaucluse, called the "Giant of Provence" Script error: No such module "convert".
- Mont Aiguille, near Chichilianne, Isère, which has a distinctive broad flat top, Script error: No such module "convert".
References
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- L'Organisation structurale des Alpes françaises (French)
- Raoul Blanchard (1938–1956), Les Alpes Occidentales. Paris: Édition Arthaud. (French)
- Roger Frison-Roche (1964), Les montagnes de la terre. Paris: Flammarion. (French)