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Dauphine Alps

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Barre des Écrins (4102 m/13,458 ft)
Countries	France
States/Provinces	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (64%), Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (35%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	25,405 sq km / 9,809 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	248 km / 154 mi North-South 169 km / 105 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	44° 46' N; 5° 45' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Dauphine Alps
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Western Alps	Level 3 (Parent)
Maritime Alps	Level 4 (Sibling)
Dauphine Alps	Level 4
Cottian Alps	Level 4 (Sibling)
Savoy Alps	Level 4 (Sibling)
Graian Alps	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Dauphine Alps

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range5
1.	Barre des Écrins	4102	13,458
2.	La Meije	3983	13,068
3.	L'Ailefroide	3954	12,972
4.	Mont Pelvoux	3943	12,936
5.	Pic Sans Nom	3913	12,838
6.	Les Bans	3669	12,037
7.	Les Aiguilles d'Arves	3514	11,529
8.	Bonvoisin	3480	11,417
9.	Pic Bayle	3465	11,368
10.	Pic de l'Etendard	3464	11,365
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Dauphine Alps

Barre des Écrins Barre des Ecrins from Dome de Neige des Écrins (2018-08-14). Photo by Ondrej Trošcák. Click here for larger-size photo.	Pointe Noire Pointe Noire is the large hill in the center, made of black stone - hence the name (2015-06-24). Photo by Graziano Coppa. Click here for larger-size photo.
Punta Nera Punta Nera as seen from its French counterpart Pointe Noire (2015-06-24). Photo by Graziano Coppa. Click here for larger-size photo.	Aiguille Rouge The Aiguille Rouge as seen from Lac Bellety (2014-07-05). Photo by Graziano Coppa. Click here for larger-size photo.
Chamechaude The summit of Chamechaude looking north towards Mont Blanc (2014-08-28). Photo by Peter Stone. Click here for larger-size photo.	Mont Ventoux The summit area of Mont Ventoux. Highest mountain in Vaucluse and famous ascent on the Tour de France (2008-04-04). Photo by Peter Stone. Click here for larger-size photo.
Serre de Montue Serre de Montue in the Vercors, France, with extensive limestone pavement in the foreground (2014-08-21). Photo by Peter Stone. Click here for larger-size photo.

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