Savoy Prealps Explained

Savoy Prealps
Country Type:Countries
Subdivision1 Type:Région, Canton
Parent:Alps
Highest:Haute Cime des Dents du Midi
Elevation M:3257
Coordinates:46.1608°N 6.9231°W
Geology:Sedimentary rocks[1]
Orogeny:Alpine orogeny
Age:Tertiary

The Savoy Prealps are a mountain range in the north-western part of the Alps. They are located in Rhône-Alpes (south-eastern France) and, marginally, in Valais (western Switzerland). Savoy Prealps encompass northernmost area of the French Prealps.

Geography

Administratively the French part of the range belongs to the French departments of Savoie, Haute Savoie and Isère while the Swiss one is divided between the districts of Saint-Maurice and Monthey.The whole range is drained by the Rhone river.

Summits

The chief summits of the range are:

Namemetresfeet
Haute Cime des Dents du Midi3,257 10,682
Tour Sallière3,220 10,561
Mont Ruan3,05710,026
Aiguille du Belvédère2,965 9,725
Pointe Percée2,750 9,020
Le Brévent2,525 8,282
Hauts-Forts2,466 8,088
Mont de Grange2,432 7,976
La Tournette2,351 7,711
Arcalod2,217 7,271
Trélod2,181 7,153
Chamechaude2,082 6,828
Dent de Crolles2,062 7,763

Maps

Notes and References

  1. Préalpes, article on Larousse Encyclopedia (online version: www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie)