The Grande Tête de l'Obiou (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃d tɛt də lɔbju]; 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.
Grande Tête de l'Obiou | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,790 m (9,150 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 1,542 m (5,059 ft)[1][2] |
Isolation | 21.99 km (13.66 mi) |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 44°46′31″N 05°50′22″E / 44.77528°N 5.83944°E |
Geography | |
Location | Rhône-Alpes, France |
Parent range | Dévoluy Mountains, Dauphiné Prealps |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | southern slopes |
Geography
editAdministratively the mountain is divided between the French communes of Cordéac (NE slopes) and Monestier-d'Ambel (SW slopes).[3]
Access to the summit
editThe 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).
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 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
edit- French official cartography (Institut géographique national - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr
Bibliography
edit- 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