Grande Tête de l'Obiou
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The mountain seen from Route Napoléon (RN85)
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 Grande Tête de l'Obiou
Location in the Alps
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| Location | Rhône-Alpes, France |
| Parent range | Dévoluy Mountains, Dauphiné Prealps |
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| Easiest route | southern slopes |
The Grande Tête de l'Obiou (or simply l'Obiou) is a mountain in the French Prealps belonging to the French department of Isère. It is the highest peak of the Dévoluy Mountains and of the Dauphiné Prealps and the seventh most prominent summit of metropolitan France.
Geography
Administratively the mountain is divided between the French communes of Cordéac (NE slopes) and Monestier-d'Ambel (SW slopes).[3]
Access to the summit
The easiest route for the summit starts from Baumes hut and ascends the southern slopes of the mountain through the Faïsses pass and the Obiou pass (l'Épaule).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Grande Tete de l'Obiou, France, on www.peakbagger.com (access: May 2012)
- ↑ Key col: Col Bayard 1,248 m
- ↑ Géoportail IGN on www.geoportail.fr
Maps
- French official cartography (Institut géographique national - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr
Bibliography
- Claude Péquignot, Sa Majesté l'Obiou, 2004
- Louis-Edmond Hamelin, L'Obiou entre Dieu et diable, 1990, extraits
- Fabienne Gilbertas, 60 ans, après l'accident de l'Obiou. Recueil de témoignages des sauveteurs, le 60ème anniversaire de la catastrophe, 2010
