Demoiselles Coiffées de Pontis

#1852 among destinations in France

Rock, Nature, Natural attraction

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The Demoiselles Coiffées de Pontis is a rock formation in Pontis, near Embrun in the French Alps, located on the edge of the Lac de Serre-Ponçon. The formation consists of a number of hoodoos, described as a "set of narrowly-tapered rock columns....topped with a large rock balanced neatly on the tip." In French, such structures are referred to as Demoiselles Coiffées. ()

Coordinates: 44°30'15"N, 6°20'60"E

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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurFrance

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Demoiselles Coiffées de Pontis – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lac de Serre-Ponçon, Pic de Morgon, Savines Bridge, Le Lauzet-Ubaye.

~550 ftN
Recreational lake framed by mountains
Lac de Serre-Ponçon
3 min walk • Lake Serre-Ponçon is a reservoir in the departments of Hautes-Alpes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in southeast France, one of the largest in Western Europe.
2.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pic de Morgon
63 min walk • Pic de Morgon is a summit in the French Alps between "département des Hautes-Alpes" and "département des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence". It rises 2,324 metres above sea level. The summit is on the boundary between the "commune de Pontis", which it's the highest point, and the "commune de Crots".
2.9 miNE
Bridge
Savines Bridge, Savines-le-Lac
75 min walk • The Savines Bridge is a 924m concrete viaduct in Savines-le-Lac, in the Provence Alps and Prealps of south-east France, built in 1960. It crosses a reservoir of the Durance river.
6.5 miSE
Locality
Le Lauzet-Ubaye
165 min walk • One of the main attractions of Le Lauzet-Ubaye is the Lac de Serre-Ponçon, a breathtaking artificial lake that offers a wide range of water sports and recreational activities. Visitors can enjoy swimming, boating, fishing, and even windsurfing against the backdrop of...
2.8 miN
Hotel
Prunières
71 min walk • Prunières is a commune in the Hautes Alpes department in southeastern France.
4.2 miS
Forts and castles
Fort Saint-Vincent, Saint-Vincent-les-Forts
106 min walk • Fort Joubert is a fort located in Saint-Vincent-les-Forts, in France.
4.2 miNW
Locality
Chorges
107 min walk • Chorges is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. It is close to Gap. The name Chorges derives from Latin Catorimagus, itself coming from the Alpine tribe of the Caturiges in the ancient Roman province of Alpes Maritimae.
4.3 miSW
Locality
La Bréole
110 min walk • La Bréole is a former commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Ubaye-Serre-Ponçon.
6.3 miNW
Locality
Montgardin
161 min walk • Montgardin is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.