Albaron

#821 among destinations in France

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Albaron is a mountain of the Graian Alps in Savoie, France. It is a popular mountain to climb due to its relative ease and elegant summit, which appears as a sharp pyramid, especially from the southeast or north. It is also popular mountain with ski mountaineers. Along with the nearby mountain Uia di Ciamarella it forms a large glacial basin. It was first climbed in 1866 by Yeamin and Shahd. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1866Elevation: 11936 ftProminence: 1073 ftCoordinates: 45°20'1"N, 7°6'7"E

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Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesFrance

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Albaron – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bessanèse, Pointe de Charbonnel, Refuge d'Avérole, Pointe de Méan Martin.

2.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bessanèse
60 min walk • Bessanèse, is a mountain of the Graian Alps on the France and Italy border.
4.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pointe de Charbonnel
107 min walk • Pointe de Charbonnel is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Graian Alps range. It has an elevation of 3,752 metres above sea level.
2.6 miS
Alpine hut, Hiking
Refuge d'Avérole
68 min walk • Refuge d'Avérole is a refuge in the Alps.
5.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pointe de Méan Martin
151 min walk • Pointe de Méan Martin is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Massif de la Vanoise range. It has an elevation of 3,330 metres above sea level.
1.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac des Évettes
41 min walk • Lac des Évettes is a lake in the Vanoise Massif of the Savoie department of France. The lake formed between 1939 and 1949, after the glacier that covered the area melted. Today the glacier ends almost 1 km from the lake's shore.
4.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pointe de Tierce
119 min walk • Pointe de Tierce is a mountain in Savoie, France which lies in the Graian Alps range. It has an elevation of 2,973 metres above sea level.
3.8 miNW
Church
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Bonneval-sur-Arc
97 min walk • The church Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption of Bonneval-sur-Arc is a catholic church located in France in the commune of Bonneval-sur-Arc, in the department of Savoie.
2.4 miN
Alpine hut, Hiking
Refuge des Évettes
62 min walk • Refuge des Évettes is a refuge in the Alps.
7.1 miNW
Hiking, Alpine hut
Refuge du Fond des Fours, Vanoise National Park
182 min walk • Refuge du Fond des Fours is a refuge in the Alps.
5.3 miW
Wayside shrine
Chapelle Saint-Antoine, Bessans
135 min walk • Bessans is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is located in the valley of Maurienne and crossed by the Arc river.
5.3 miW
Memorial
War Memorial, Bessans
136 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.