Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret, Villar-d'Arêne

Name: Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret
Address: Col du Lautaret, Villar-d'Arêne, 05480, France
Telephone: +33 4 92 24 41 62

#1 among attractions in Villar-d'Arêne

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The Lautaret Alpine Garden is an alpine botanical garden located at 2100 metres altitude in the Col du Lautaret of the Dauphiné Alps, near Villar-d'Arêne, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. It is part of the List of Remarkable Gardens of France certified by the Ministry of Culture. ()

Local name: Jardin botanique du col du Lautaret Elevation: 6837 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 45°2'10"N, 6°23'60"E

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Col du LautaretVillar-d'Arêne 05480 France

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+33 4 92 24 41 62

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Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Les Grands Bains, Meije, Grande Ruine, Pic de Neige Cordier.

6.7 miSE
44°58'28"N • 6°30'21"E
Les Grands Bains, Le Monêtier-les-Bains
171 min walk • Watersports, Thermal spa, Outdoor activities
5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Meije, Écrins National Park
127 min walk • La Meije is a mountain in the Massif des Écrins range, located at the border of the Hautes-Alpes and Isère départements. It overlooks the nearby village of La Grave, a mountaineering centre and ski resort, well known for its off-piste and extreme skiing possibilities, and also dominates the view west of the Col du Lautaret.
5.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grande Ruine, Écrins National Park
150 min walk • La Grande Ruine is a mountain in Hautes-Alpes, France. It belongs to the Massif des Écrins in the Dauphiné Alps and is located in the heart of the wilderness of the Écrins National Park roughly halfway between its illustrious neighbours Barre des Écrins and Meije.
5.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pic de Neige Cordier, Écrins National Park
142 min walk • Pic de Neige Cordier is a mountain in the Massif des Écrins range, located in the Hautes-Alpes département of France. The mountain is named after the French alpinist Henri Cordier.
2.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grand Galibier
65 min walk • Grand Galibier is a mountain of the Cottian Alps in Savoie, France. It is the highest mountain of the Massif des Cerces, a small chain of mountains located about 20 km northwest of Briançon, deep in the heart of the French Alps.
4.1 miSW
Hiking, Alpine hut
Refuge de l'Aigle, Écrins National Park
104 min walk • Refuge de l'Aigle is a refuge in the Alps in France. It opened in 1910 and was renovated during the summer 2014, and therefore closed between September 2013 and August 2014.
4.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pointe des Cerces
123 min walk • Pointe des Cerces is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Massif des Cerces range. It has an elevation of 3,097 metres above sea level.
4.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pic Gaspard, Écrins National Park
110 min walk • Pic Gaspard is a mountain in the French Alps, one of the tallest in the Massif des Écrins. It was named in honor of the celebrated L'Oisans guide Pierre Gaspard, conqueror of La Meije on 16 August 1877 in the company of Emmanuel Boileau de Castelnau.
7.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Dauphiné Alps, Écrins National Park
193 min walk • The Dauphiné Alps are a group of mountain ranges in southeastern France, west of the main chain of the Alps. Mountain ranges within the Dauphiné Alps include the Massif des Écrins, Belledonne, the Taillefer range and the mountains of Matheysine.
5.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Roche Méane, Écrins National Park
138 min walk • Roche Méane is a two-summit peak in the Massif des Écrins in the French Alps. It is located on the crest between Barre des Écrins and La Meije.
5.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Brèche de la Meije, Écrins National Park
138 min walk • The Brèche de la Meije is a high mountain pass in the Dauphiné Alps in Savoie in southeastern France. It is in the massif of Écrins in the Écrins National Park. It is an easy climb and an excellent starting course. The climb from the bivouac to the foot of the glacier of Etançons takes 2½ hour.