Barre des Écrins
The Barre des Écrins (French pronunciation: [baʁ dez‿ekʁɛ̃]) is a mountain in the French Alps with a peak elevation of 4,102 metres (13,458 ft). It is the highest peak of the Massif des Écrins and the Dauphiné Alps and the most southerly alpine peak in Europe that is higher than 4,000 metres. It is the only 4,000-metre mountain in France that lies outside the Mont Blanc Massif. Before the annexation of Savoy in 1860 it was the highest mountain in France.
| Barre des Écrins | |
|---|---|
The Barre des Écrins (4,102 m) in Hautes Alpes, France and the Glacier Blanc | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,102 m (13,458 ft) |
| Prominence | 2,045 m (6,709 ft) |
| Isolation | 107.3 km (66.7 mi) |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Coordinates | 44°55′21″N 06°21′36″E |
| Geography | |
Barre des Écrins France | |
| Location | Hautes-Alpes, France |
| Parent range | Dauphiné Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 25 June 1864 by A. W. Moore, Horace Walker and Edward Whymper with guides Michel Croz, Christian Almer Senior and Christian Almer Junior |
| Easiest route | snow/rock climb |
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