Tête de l'Estrop explained

Tête de l'Estrop
Elevation M:	2961
Prominence M:	721
Prominence Ref:	^[1]
Listing:	Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m
Location:	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
Range:	Provence Alps and Prealps
Map:	Alps
Label Position:	right
Coordinates:	44.2872°N 6.5047°W
Easiest Route:	from Foux d'Allos

The Tête de l'Estrop is a mountain of the French Prealps located in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France. It is the highest peak of the Provence Alps and Prealps.

Geography

Administratively the mountain is divided between the French communes of Prads-Haute-Bléone (southern slopes) and Méolans-Revel (vallon du Laverq, northern slopes).^[2]

Access to the summit

The easiest route to the summit starts from La Foux d'Allos, a ski resort in the commune of Allos, which reaches the top through the eastern slopes of the mountain.

Other facts

• It has the scenic peculiarity of being currently the furthest mountain in the world portrayed in front of a sunrise (a worldwide record of sunrise picture).
• On 24 March 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525 crashed into the lower western slopes of the mountain.^[3]

Maps

• French official cartography (Institut géographique national - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr

Bibliography

• Caracal et les Sancho Panza, Male Vesse, récit et 12 descentes de canyons dans le pays dignois, 2006

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tête de l'Estrop - peakbagger. peakbagger.com. 25 March 2015.
2. Géoportail IGN on www.geoportail.fr
3. Web site: Germanwings Airbus A320 crashes in French Alps with 150 people on board: as it happened. The Daily Telegraph. 27 March 2015.