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Mar 11 2025
Pointe de Malhaubert
Pointe de Malhaubert Pointe de Malhaubert is a rugged 3,049-meter (10,004-foot) summit in the western Massif des Écrins of the French Alps. Rising above Lac du Vallon in the Isère department of southeastern France, it is the highest point of the local ridge that also includes Le Rochail and Pointe de Confolens. Despite exceeding 3,000 …
Mar 10 2025
Le Taillefer
Le Taillefer Le Taillefer is one of the most distinctive mountains of the French Alps. Rising above the Isère department southeast of Grenoble, it is the highest summit of the Taillefer Massif, a rugged group of mountains positioned between Belledonne, the Écrins, the Vercors, and the Dévoluy. The mountain is especially notable for its unusually …
Mar 10 2025
La Pyramide d’Ornon
La Pyramide d’Ornon 🏔️ Overview La Pyramide d’Ornon is a rugged 2,839-meter (9,314-foot) summit in the Taillefer Massif of the French Alps, in the Isère department of southeastern France. Rising immediately east of the slightly higher Le Taillefer, the mountain forms one of the highest points in this compact but dramatic Alpine massif. Although it …
Mar 10 2025
Grand Armet
Grand Armet 🏔️ Overview Grand Armet is a rugged and comparatively little-known summit in the Taillefer Massif of the French Alps, rising above the valleys of the Roizonne and Malsanne in the Isère department of southeastern France. Although traditionally listed at 2,792 meters (9,160 feet), newer lidar-based data used by Peakbagger place the summit at …
Mar 10 2025
Le Tabor
Le Tabor Le Tabor, also known as Tabor de la Matheysine, is a prominent mountain in the Isère department of southeastern France. Rising to 2,389 meters (7,838 feet), it forms the highest point of the central chain of the Taillefer Massif and overlooks the Matheysine plateau south of Grenoble. Although considerably lower than the highest …
Mar 10 2025
Pérollier
Pérollier 🏔️ Overview Pérollier, commonly called Le Pérollier, is a 2,183-meter (7,162-foot) summit in the Taillefer Massif of the French Alps. It rises in the Isère department of southeastern France, above the Matheysine region and close to the mountain communities of Saint-Honoré, Villard-Saint-Christophe, Lavaldens, and La Morte. Although Pérollier is considerably lower than the highest …
Mar 10 2025
Le Grand Serre
Le Grand Serre Le Grand Serre is a 2,141-meter mountain in the Taillefer Massif of the French Alps, rising above the Matheysine region of Isère southeast of Grenoble. Although lower than nearby summits such as Le Tabor and Le Taillefer, it occupies a distinctive position above the Laffrey lakes and close to the mountain village …
Mar 09 2025
Măcin Mountains
🏔️ Overview The Măcin Mountains are a compact but geologically remarkable mountain range in southeastern Romania. Rising from the plains of northern Dobrogea in Tulcea County, these deeply eroded mountains look very different from the much higher Carpathians that dominate most discussions of Romania’s mountain geography. Although the highest summit reaches only 467 meters (1,532 …
Mar 08 2025
Țuțuiatu Peak
Țuțuiatu Peak 🏔️ Overview Țuțuiatu Peak is the highest summit of the Măcin Mountains, an ancient and heavily eroded mountain range in southeastern Romania. Rising to 467 meters (1,532 feet) in Tulcea County, the peak is modest in absolute elevation but unusually dominant over the surrounding lowlands of Northern Dobruja. Also known as Greci Peak …
Mar 07 2025
Pic Saint-Michel
Pic Saint-Michel 🏔️ Overview Pic Saint-Michel is a prominent limestone summit rising to 1,966 meters (6,450 feet) in the Vercors Massif of southeastern France. Located in the Isère department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the mountain forms part of the dramatic eastern rim of the Vercors overlooking the Grenoble region. Although modest in elevation compared with the great …
