The Savoy Prealps (French: Préalpes de Savoie) are a mountain range in the north-western part of the Alps. They are located in Rhône-Alpes (south-eastern France) and, marginally, in Valais (western Switzerland). Savoy Prealps encompass northernmost area of the French Prealps.
| Savoy Prealps | |
|---|---|
 Haute Cime (Dents du Midi) | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Haute Cime des Dents du Midi |
| Elevation | 3,257 m (10,686 ft) |
| Coordinates | 46°09′39″N 6°55′23″E / 46.16083°N 6.92306°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Préalpes de Savoie (French) |
| Geography | |
 | |
| Countries | France and Switzerland |
| Région, Canton | Rhône-Alpes and Valais |
| Parent range | Alps |
| Borders on | Dauphiné Prealps, Dauphiné Alps, Graian Alps, Bernese Alps and Swiss Prealps |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Age of rock | Tertiary |
| Type of rock | Sedimentary rocks[1] |
Geography
editAdministratively the French part of the range belongs to the French departments of Savoie, Haute Savoie and Isère while the Swiss one is divided between the districts of Saint-Maurice and Monthey. The whole range is drained by the Rhone river.
Summits
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The chief summits of the range are:
| Name | metres | feet |
|---|---|---|
| Haute Cime des Dents du Midi | 3,257 | 10,682 |
| Tour Sallière | 3,220 | 10,561 |
| Mont Ruan | 3,057 | 10,026 |
| Aiguille du Belvédère | 2,965 | 9,725 |
| Pointe Percée | 2,750 | 9,020 |
| Le Brévent | 2,525 | 8,282 |
| Hauts-Forts | 2,466 | 8,088 |
| Mont de Grange | 2,432 | 7,976 |
| La Tournette | 2,351 | 7,711 |
| Arcalod | 2,217 | 7,271 |
| Trélod | 2,181 | 7,153 |
| Chamechaude | 2,082 | 6,828 |
| Dent de Crolles | 2,062 | 7,763 |
References
edit- ^ Préalpes, article on Larousse Encyclopedia (online version: www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie)
Maps
edit- French official cartography (Institut Géographique National - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr
- Swiss official cartography (Swiss Federal Office of Topography - Swisstopo); on-line version: map.geo.admin.ch