Vanoise massif

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Vanoise massif
Structure of the French Western Alps

Structure of the French Western Alps

View from the west over the Pralognan basin to the Col de la Vanoise, with the Aiguille de la Vanoise and the Grande Casse above. On the right the mountains rise to the glacier roof of the Glaciers de la Vanoise.

View from the west over the Pralognan basin to the Col de la Vanoise , with the Aiguille de la Vanoise and the Grande Casse above. On the right the mountains rise to the glacier roof of the Glaciers de la Vanoise.

Highest peak Grande Casse ( 3855  m )
location in the department of Savoy , France
Coordinates 45 ° 24 '  N , 6 ° 50'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 24 '  N , 6 ° 50'  E
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The Vanoise massif (often short even the Vanoise , French Massif de la Vanoise ) is a high mountain in the French part of Graian Alps , which the French department of Savoy (French. Savoie ), Region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes heard. The mountains extend 52 kilometers north-south and 56 kilometers east-west over an area of ​​1828 km².

Most of the mountain range - from a height of 685 m and with the exception of the ski areas above the Isère Valley ( Val-d'Isère , Tignes , La Plagne , Les Arcs ) and the north-western Trois Vallées ( Méribel , Courchevel and Val Thorens) / Les Menuires ) - is under protection as part of the Parc National de la Vanoise . In the north it is bounded by the upper reaches of the Isère ( Tarentaise ) and in the south by the Arc Valley ( Maurienne ). Because of the shape these river valleys give it, the massif is also called “ la poule ”, or the chicken. The French name for the inhabitants of the region is Vanoisiens .

The massif is part of the crystalline central zone of the Western Alps and has an almost circular boundary, which distinguishes it from the more pronounced mountain ranges in the region. The highest peak is the Grande Casse ( 3855  m ), and about 40 more are among the three-thousanders . Particularly noteworthy are the Mont Pourri , which occupies the north corner, and the Dent Parrachée, which stands south above the Maurienne, and of course the mountains that support the mighty glacier roof of the Glaciers de la Vanoise (e.g. Dôme de Chasseforêt). The national park protects these important glaciers in particular, both in number and size, from being opened up for ski tourism .

The south-eastern edge of the Vanoise, where the 2,083 m high pass of the Col du Mont-Cenis forms the border, is only 60 km away from the western Italian metropolis of Turin . The surrounding mountain ranges are: in the west the Belledonne , in the north the Massif de Beaufort and parts of the Mont Blanc , in the east the mountain region of the Aosta Valley and in the south the Cottian Alps and the Pelvoux massif.

List of the most important peaks

The main glaciers

  • Glaciers de la Gurraz
  • Glacier de la Savinaz
  • Glacier de la Grande Motte
  • Glacier de Prémou
  • Glacier des Volnets
  • Glacier de la Grande Casse
  • Glacier de la Leisse
  • Glacier des Fours
  • Glacier de Méan Martin
  • Glacier du Vallonnet
  • Glaciers de la Vanoise (Glacier du Pelve, Glacier de l'Arpont, Glacier de la Mahure)
  • Glacier de Gébroulaz
  • Glacier de Thorens
  • Glacier du Bouchet
  • Glacier de Chavière
  • Glacier de Polset
  • Glacier du Geay

literature

  • Sabine Bade, Wolfram Mikuteit: Tour des Glaciers de la Vanoise - National Park Hike in Savoy . Fernwege-Verlag, Roxheim 2011, ISBN 978-3-937304-90-8 .

Web links

Commons : Vanoise-Massiv  - collection of images, videos and audio files