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Grande Tête de l'Obiou

Coordinates: 44°46′31″N 05°50′22″E / 44.77528°N 5.83944°E / 44.77528; 5.83944
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Grande Tête de l'Obiou
The mountain seen from Route Napoléon (RN85)
Highest point
Elevation2,790 m (9,150 ft)[1]
Prominence1,542 m (5,059 ft)[1][2]
Isolation21.99 km (13.66 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingUltra
Coordinates44°46′31″N 05°50′22″E / 44.77528°N 5.83944°E / 44.77528; 5.83944
Geography
Grande Tête de l'Obiou is located in Alps
Grande Tête de l'Obiou
Grande Tête de l'Obiou
Location in the Alps
LocationRhône-Alpes, France
Parent rangeDévoluy Mountains, Dauphiné Prealps
Climbing
Easiest routesouthern 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

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Administratively the mountain is divided between the French communes of Cordéac (NE slopes) and Monestier-d'Ambel (SW slopes).[3]

Access to the summit

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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).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Grande Tete de l'Obiou, France, on www.peakbagger.com (access: May 2012)
  2. ^ Key col:Col Bayard 1,248 m
  3. ^ Géoportail IGN on www.geoportail.fr

Maps

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Bibliography

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  • 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