Barre des Écrins, Écrins National Park

Name: Barre des Écrins
Address: Écrins National Park, France

#21 among attractions in Écrins National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Barre des Écrins is a mountain in the French Alps with a peak elevation of 4,102 metres. It is the highest peak of the Massif des Écrins and the Dauphiné Alps and the most southerly alpine peak in Europe that is higher than 4,000 metres. It is the only 4,000-metre mountain in France that lies outside the Mont Blanc Massif. Before the annexation of Savoy in 1860 it was the highest mountain in France. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1864Elevation: 13458 ftProminence: 6709 ftCoordinates: 44°55'0"N, 6°19'60"E

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Barre des Écrins – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grande Ruine, Pic de Neige Cordier, Roche Faurio, Les Bans.

3.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grande Ruine, Écrins National Park
90 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.
3.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pic de Neige Cordier, Écrins National Park
99 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.
2.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Roche Faurio, Écrins National Park
54 min walk • Roche Faurio is a mountain of the Massif des Écrins in the Dauphiné Alps in Isère, France. It lies in front of the mighty north face of the Barre des Écrins and towers over the Glacier Blanc. The mountain lies inside the Écrins National Park.
4.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Les Bans, Écrins National Park
118 min walk • Les Bans is a mountain in the Massif des Écrins in the Dauphiné Alps, first climbed by W. A. B. Coolidge, Christian Almer and U. Almer on July 14, 1878.
2.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Glacier Blanc, Écrins National Park
66 min walk • The Glacier Blanc is a glacier in the French département of Hautes-Alpes. Its name derives from the fact that – unlike the nearby Glacier Noir – its surface appears pristinely white due to an absence of morainic debris.
2.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Glacier Noir, Écrins National Park
60 min walk • The Glacier Noir is a glacier in the Massif des Écrins in the French Alps. It is located in the département of Hautes-Alpes.
4.1 miSE
Hiking, Alpine hut
Refuge du Sélé, Écrins National Park
105 min walk • Refuge du Sélé is a refuge in the Alps.
2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pic Sans Nom, Écrins National Park
75 min walk • The Pic Sans Nom is a mountain in the Massif des Écrins in the French Alps. It lies in the middle of the steep mountain mass that runs south-west from Mont Pelvoux to the Ailefroide.
3.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Pelvoux, Écrins National Park
82 min walk • Mont Pelvoux is a mountain in the Massif des Écrins in the French Alps. It stands 3,946 m in elevation. For many years, Mont Pelvoux was believed to be the tallest mountain in the region, since the taller Barre des Écrins cannot be seen from the Durance valley.
4.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tête du Rouget
111 min walk • Tête du Rouget is a mountain in the French Alps, located in the Massif des Écrins. The mountain has a summit elevation of 3,418 m.
3.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Dauphiné Alps, Écrins National Park
93 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.