Pointe des Cerces

#959 among destinations in France

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 10161 ftProminence: 1591 ftCoordinates: 45°3'56"N, 6°29'20"E

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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurFrance

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Pointe des Cerces – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret, Mont Thabor, Grand Galibier, Ouvrage Col de la Buffère.

4.8 miSW
Garden, Park
Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret, Villar-d'Arêne
123 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.
5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Thabor
127 min walk • Mont Thabor is an alluring peak nestled in the heart of the French Alps, renowned for its panoramic views and pristine natural beauty. This majestic mountain, part of the Massif des Cerces range, stands at an elevation of 3,178 meters, offering a challenging yet...
2.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grand Galibier
69 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.
6.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Ouvrage Col de la Buffère
160 min walk • Ouvrage Col de Buffere is a lesser work of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of one combat block at an altitude of 2,393 metres on the Col de la Buffère. Additional blocks were planned but not built or were left incomplete.
5.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pic du Thabor
131 min walk • The Pic du Thabor is a mountain of Savoie and Hautes-Alpes, France. It lies in the Massif des Cerces range. It has an elevation of 3,207 metres above sea level, it stands closed to another summit, the Mont Thabor, culminating at 3,178 metres above sea level.
6.7 miNE
Alpine hut, Hiking
Refuge du Mont Thabor
172 min walk • Refuge du Mont Thabor is a refuge in the Alps.
3.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Massif des Cerces
82 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.
7 miSW
Hiking, Alpine hut
Refuge de l'Alpe de Villar-d'Arêne 2079
179 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.
6.6 miNW
Alpine hut, Hiking
Refuge des Aiguilles d'Arves
169 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.