Bauges Mountains Explained

The Bauges Mountains (French: Massif des Bauges, in French pronounced as /masif de boʒ/) are a mountain range in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Eastern France, stretching from the city of Annecy, Haute-Savoie to the city of Chambéry, Savoie, which is part of the French Prealps.

Major peaks

The Bauges have fourteen summits above 2000m (7,000feet):

• Arcalod,, highest point in the range
• Sambuy,
• Pécloz,
• Trélod,
• Pointe de Chaurionde,
• Mont d'Armenaz,
• Pointe des Arces,
• Mont de la Coche,
• Dent de Cons,
• Pointe des Arlicots,
• Mont Colombier,
• Dent d'Arclusaz,
• Grand Parra,

Other noteworthy summits include:

• Montagne du Charbon,
• Semnoz,, above Annecy
• Pointe de la Galoppaz,
• Nivolet,, above Chambéry
• Mont Revard,, above Aix-les-Bains
• Mont Peney,

Caving

The Bauges massif contains many underground cavities. There are three main sectors: the Margériaz, the Revard sector and the mountain of Bange-Prépoulain.^[1] Under these karsts large underground networks develop in particular the Creux de la Benoite-Litorne-Grotte de Prérouge with a depth of 860 meters for 54 kilometers of development.^[2] The Margériaz sector is renowned for the length and difficulty of its meanders, which are particularly difficult to explore.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Denis Bourgeois. fr. Savoie-Quelques nouvelles des fronts…. Spelunca. 2008. 111. 25–30. 2018-05-30.
2. Web site: Massif de Bange-Prépoulain.
3. Fabien Hobléa. Christian Dodelin. Dominique Lasserre. Jean Bottazzi. Patrick Maniez. fr. La tanne des Biolles : un axe de drainage majeur sous le massif du Margériaz (Bauges, Savoie, France). Karstologia. 1996. 27. 41–56.