Pic Gaspard, Écrins National Park

Name: Pic Gaspard
Address: Écrins National Park, France

#23 among attractions in Écrins National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1878Elevation: 12740 ftCoordinates: 44°59'52"N, 6°19'50"E

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Pic Gaspard – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret, Meije, Aiguille Dibona, Grande Ruine.

4.3 miNE
Garden, Park
Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret, Villar-d'Arêne
110 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.
1.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Meije, Écrins National Park
31 min walk • La Meije is a mountain in the Massif des Écrins range, located at the border of the Hautes-Alpes and Isère départements. It overlooks the nearby village of La Grave, a mountaineering centre and ski resort, well known for its off-piste and extreme skiing possibilities, and also dominates the view west of the Col du Lautaret.
4.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Aiguille Dibona
125 min walk • The Aiguille Dibona, formerly called Pain de Sucre du Soreiller, is a mountain in the Massif des Écrins in the French Alps notable for its "astonishing triangular granite...
2.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grande Ruine, Écrins National Park
54 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.
4.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pic de Neige Cordier, Écrins National Park
104 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.
4.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Roche Faurio, Écrins National Park
105 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.
1 miN
Hiking, Alpine hut
Refuge de l'Aigle, Écrins National Park
25 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.
2.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Le Râteau, Écrins National Park
60 min walk • Le Râteau is a mountain in the French Alps. Located in the Massif des Écrins, the mountain is 3,809 metres tall. The mountain overlooks the valley of the Romanche river and the village of La Grave to the north. The summit is very close to Meije, which is separated by a ridge.
4.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Glacier Blanc, Écrins National Park
121 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.
4.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tête du Rouget
113 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.
3.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Dauphiné Alps, Écrins National Park
86 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.