Roche Méane, Écrins National Park

#29 among attractions in Écrins National Park

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Roche Méane is a two-summit peak in the Massif des Écrins in the French Alps. It is located on the crest between Barre des Écrins and La Meije. The west summit is 3,728 metres high and is called Pic Maître; it is on the border between the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of the département of Hautes-Alpes and the Rhône-Alpes region of the département of Isère. The east summit is 3,712 metres high and is entirely within Hautes-Alpes. The two summits are located in the small massif of La Grande Ruine, the highest summit of which is that of Pointe Brevoort, which is next to Roche Méane. Below the summits are rocky cliffs and three glaciers: the Clot des Cavales, the Grande Ruine glacier, and the Supérieur des Agneaux. In 1907 Baedeker described the mountain as a "very difficult" two-and-a-half-hour ascent from this last. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 44°58'17"N, 6°20'16"E

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Roche Méane – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Meije, Grande Ruine, Pic de Neige Cordier, Roche Faurio.

2.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Meije, Écrins National Park
70 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.
0.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grande Ruine, Écrins National Park
13 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.
2.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pic de Neige Cordier, Écrins National Park
70 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.
2.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Roche Faurio, Écrins National Park
58 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.
2.8 miN
Hiking, Alpine hut
Refuge de l'Aigle, Écrins National Park
73 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.
3.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Le Râteau, Écrins National Park
86 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.
3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Glacier Blanc, Écrins National Park
77 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.
3.8 miS
Towering peak with expansive views
Barre des Écrins, Écrins National Park
97 min walk • The Barre des Écrins is a mountain in the French Alps with a peak elevation of 4,102 metres. It is the highest peak of the Massif des Écrins and the Dauphiné Alps and the most southerly alpine peak in Europe that is higher than 4,000 metres.
1.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pic Gaspard, Écrins National Park
48 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.
3.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tête du Rouget
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2.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Dauphiné Alps, Écrins National Park
64 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.