Beaufortain Massif

Mountain range in France

Beaufortain Massif

The Pointe de la Terrasse as seen from the Rocher du Vent

Highest point
Elevation| 2,995 m (9,826 ft)[1]
Prominence| 1,028 m (3,373 ft)[1]
Coordinates| 45°41′10.71″N 6°34′8.63″E﻿ / ﻿45.6863083°N 6.5690639°E﻿ / 45.6863083; 6.5690639[2]
Naming
Native name| Massif du Beaufortain (French)
Geography

Beaufortain Massif

Savoie and Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Parent range| French Alps

The Beaufortain Massif (French: Massif du Beaufortain, pronounced [masif dy bofɔʁtɛ̃]) is a massif of the French Alps that straddles the southeastern departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie, in the historical region of Savoy.

It is bounded by the Arly river to the northwest, the Bon Nant [fr] to the northeast, as well as the Isère river as it runs through the Tarentaise Valley to the south. It is also crossed by the Dorinet and Doron de Beaufort [fr] rivers, in addition to their tributaries, from northeast to southwest, at Beaufort level.

It is surrounded by the Aravis Range, the Bauges Range, the Lauzière massif, the Vanoise massif and the Mont-Blanc massif.

## Peaks

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Name | Elevation

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Roignais | 2,995 m (9,826 ft)
Combe Neuve | 2,961 m (9,715 ft)
Aiguille du Grand Fond | 2,920 m (9,580 ft)
Pointe de la Terrasse | 2,881 m (9,452 ft)
Grande Paréi | 2,725 m (8,940 ft)
Pierra Menta | 2,714 m (8,904 ft)
Aiguilles de la Penaz | 2,688 m (8,819 ft)
Grand Mont | 2,686 m (8,812 ft)
Crêt du Rey | 2,633 m (8,638 ft)
Tête de la Cicle | 2,552 m (8,373 ft)
Crête des Gittes | 2,538 m (8,327 ft)
Mont Coin | 2,539 m (8,330 ft)
Mont Joly | 2,525 m (8,284 ft)
Aiguille Croche | 2,487 m (8,159 ft)
Pointe de la Grande Journée | 2,462 m (8,077 ft)
Mont Mirantin | 2,460 m (8,070 ft)
Roche Pourrie | 2,037 m (6,683 ft)
Mont d'Arbois | 1,833 m (6,014 ft)

## See also

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* Beaufortain

## References

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1. ^ a b "Le Roignais - peakbagger.com". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
2. ^ "Haute Route du Beaufortain". Savoie Mont Blanc.

## Further reading

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beaufortain.

* Hagenmuller, Christophe (2006). Les plus belles traces du Beaufortain. Naturalpes. ISBN 295278700X.
* Manon, Martial (2002). Panorama du Beaufortain. Les Savoisiennes. Montmélian: La Fontaine De Siloe. ISBN 2842062051.

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Western Alps

Sections
(as per SOIUSA)|

| South-western|

* (1) Ligurian Alps
* (2) Maritime Alps
* (3) Provence Alps and Prealps
* (4) Cottian Alps
* (5) Dauphiné Alps
* (6) Dauphiné Prealps

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North-western|

* (7) Graian Alps
* (8) Savoy Prealps
* (9) Pennine Alps
* (10) Lepontine Alps
* (11) Lugano Prealps
* (12) Bernese Alps i.t.w.m.
* (13) Glarus Alps
* (14) Swiss Prealps

Other ranges|

* Aravis Range
* Castellane Prealps
* Chablais Alps
* Digne Prealps
* Nice Prealps
* Vaucluse Mountains

Massifs|

* Aiguilles Rouges
* Arves
* Baronnies
* Bauges
* Beaufortain
* Belledonne
* Bochaine
* Bornes
* Cerces
* Chambeyron
* Chartreuse
* Dévoluy
* Diois
* Écrins
* Escreins
* Giffre
* Gran Paradiso
* Grandes Rousses
* Lauzière
* Luberon
* Mercantour-Argentera
* Mont Blanc
* Mont Cenis
* Parpaillon
* Pelat
* Queyras
* Taillefer
* Trois-Évêchés
* Vanoise
* Vercors

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