Savoy Alps| Range Type | Mountain range with well-recognized name | | Highest Point | Mont Blanc (4810 m/15,781 ft) | | Countries | France (86%), Switzerland (11%), Italy (3%)
(numbers are approximate percentage of range area) | | States/Provinces | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (84%), Valais (8%), Valle d’Aosta (3%), Geneva (2%)
(numbers are approximate percentage of range area) | | Area | 7,730 sq km / 2,985 sq mi
Area may include lowland areas | | Extent | 111 km / 69 mi North-South
104 km / 65 mi East-West | | Center Lat/Long | 45° 58' N; 6° 28' E | | Map Link | Microsoft Bing Map |
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Major Peaks of the Savoy Alps| Ten Highest Peaks | | Rank | Peak Name | m | ft | Range5 | | 1. | Mont Blanc | 4810 | 15,781 | Mont Blanc Massif | | 2. | Pic Luigi Amadeo | 4469 | 14,662 | Mont Blanc Massif | | 3. | Mont Maudit | 4465 | 14,649 | Mont Blanc Massif | | 4. | Mont Blanc du Tacul | 4248 | 13,937 | Mont Blanc Massif | | 5. | Grand Pilier d'Angle | 4243 | 13,921 | Mont Blanc Massif | | 6. | Grandes Jorasses | 4208 | 13,806 | Mont Blanc Massif | | 7. | Aiguille Verte | 4122 | 13,524 | Mont Blanc Massif | | 8. | Aiguilles du Diable-L'Isolée | 4114 | 13,497 | Mont Blanc Massif | | 9. | Aiguille Blanche | 4112 | 13,491 | Mont Blanc Massif | | 10. | Pointe Croz | 4110 | 13,484 | Mont Blanc Massif | | 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 Savoy AlpsMont Blanc
The summit of Mont Blanc as seen from the Dome du Gouter area, on the standard ascent route (1993-08-17). | Monte Bianco di Courmayeur
Italian topographic maps clearly show the France-Italy border passing over the summit of Mont Blanc, as specified by treaty.
Click here for larger-size photo. | Grandes Jorasses
From the lower Vallée Blanche ski route, the massive Aiguille du Tacul dominates the view. The Aiguille de Rochefort is the pointy peak to the right, and the famous Grandes Jorasses is in the background to the left (1996-03-12). | Aiguille de Rochefort
From the lower Vallée Blanche ski route, the massive Aiguille du Tacul dominates the view. The Aiguille de Rochefort is the pointy peak to the right, and the famous Grandes Jorasses is in the background to the left (1996-03-12). | Aiguille du Midi
Perhaps the most famous tram ride in the world terminates at the Aiguille du Midi, in the middle of the glacial splendor of the Mont Blanc massif (1996-03-12). | Aiguille du Tacul
From the lower Vallée Blanche ski route, the massive Aiguille du Tacul dominates the view. The Aiguille de Rochefort is the pointy peak to the right, and the famous Grandes Jorasses is in the background to the left (1996-03-12). | Mont Chetif
Summit of Mount Chetif, Italy (2004). Photo by Lee Humphries.
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