Grand Galibier

#603 among destinations in France

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Grand Galibier is a mountain of the Cottian Alps in Savoie, France. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 10591 ftProminence: 2083 ftCoordinates: 45°3'50"N, 6°26'3"E

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Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesFrance

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Grand Galibier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret, Refuge de l'Aigle, Pointe des Cerces, Pic Gaspard.

2.5 miSW
Garden, Park
Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret, Villar-d'Arêne
65 min walk • 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.
6.5 miSW
Hiking, Alpine hut
Refuge de l'Aigle, Écrins National Park
165 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.
2.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pointe des Cerces
69 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.
6.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pic Gaspard, Écrins National Park
174 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.
6.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Aiguilles d'Arves
162 min walk • The Aiguilles d’Arves is a mountain in the Arves massif in the French Alps. The mountain, comprising three separate peaks, is the highest point of the massif, and is located in the department of Savoie.
5.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Massif des Cerces
139 min walk • The massif des Cerces is a region of the French Alps on the Franco-Italian border. On the French side it lies in the departements of Hautes-Alpes and Savoie.
5.3 miSW
Hiking, Alpine hut
Refuge de l'Alpe de Villar-d'Arêne 2079
135 min walk • The Alpe de Villar-d'Arêne hut is a French Alpine Club hut located in the commune of Villar-d'Arêne in the Écrins massif, at an altitude of 2,079 m on a plateau above the village of Villar-d'Arêne and its hamlet of Pied du Col.
7.5 miSW
Hiking, Alpine hut
Refuge du Pavé 2841, Écrins National Park
190 min walk • The refuge du Pavé is a refuge located in the Écrins massif, in France, at 2 841 m of altitude, at the foot of the Pavé and the Gaspard peak, and at the edge of the Pavé lake. The old hut was destroyed by an avalanche and a new one was built in...
4.7 miNW
Alpine hut, Hiking
Refuge des Aiguilles d'Arves
121 min walk • The refuge des Aiguilles d'Arves is a mountain refuge located in France, in the commune of Valloire, in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.