Grand Crêt d'Eau

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Grand Crêt d'Eau
Grand Crêt d'Eau

Grand Crêt d'Eau

height 1621  m
location Ain , France
Mountains law
Coordinates 46 ° 9 '2 "  N , 5 ° 51' 50"  E Coordinates: 46 ° 9 '2 "  N , 5 ° 51' 50"  E
Grand Cret d'Eau (Ain)
Grand Crêt d'Eau

The Grand Crêt d'Eau is a mountain range with several neighboring mountain peaks in the Ain department , which forms the southern end of the French Jura . It is located in the communes of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine , Chézery-Forens , Collonges , Confort , Farges , Lancrans and Léaz . The highest peak reaches 1621 m.

Grand Crêt d'Eau
(with the 5 peaks marked in the picture)

Below the Grand Crêt d'Eau in the southwest is the town of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine at the end of the Valserine valley , in the east the Pays de Gex and the Geneva Basin and in the south the Défilé de l'Écluse , a breakthrough valley of the Rhone , through which the railway line runs from Geneva to Lyon .

The following peaks belong to the mountain range:

  • Crêt de la Goutte (1621 m)
  • Crêt du Milieu (1597 m)
  • Crêt du Miroir (1584 m)
  • Crêt de l'Éguillon (1546 m)
  • Crêt des Frasses (1536 m).

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