Meije
thumb|The Meije Massif from Col du Lautaret La Meije is a mountain in the Massif des Écrins range, located at the border of the Hautes-Alpes and Isère départements. It overlooks the nearby village of La Grave, a mountaineering centre and ski resort, well known for its off-piste and extreme skiing possibilities, and also dominates the view west of the Col du Lautaret. It is the second highest mountain of the Écrins after the Barre des Écrins.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Meije
- Mountain.photo
- Pic de la Meije.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- La Meije
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 3984
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 821
- Mountain.listing
- Alpine mountains above 3000 m
- Mountain.location
- Isère - Hautes-Alpes, France
- Mountain.range
- Dauphiné Alps
- Mountain.map
- France
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location in France
- Mountain.label_position
- left
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 1877 by E.B. de Castelnau and P. Gaspard and son
Article
5 sectionsContents
- Summits
- Historic ascents
- Approaches
- See also
- References
thumb|The Meije Massif from Col du Lautaret La Meije is a mountain in the Massif des Écrins range, located at the border of the Hautes-Alpes and Isère départements. It overlooks the nearby village of La Grave, a mountaineering centre and ski resort, well known for its off-piste and extreme skiing possibilities, and also dominates the view west of the Col du Lautaret. It is the second highest mountain of the Écrins after the Barre des Écrins.
==Summits== Main ridge from west to east Le Grand Doigt, 3.764 m Pic du Glacier Carré, 3.862 m Grand Pic de la Meije or Pic Occidentale, 3.983 m Pic Central or Doigt de Dieu, 3.970 m Pic Oriental, 3.891 m Neighboring peaks are Le Râteau (3,809 m) to the west, past the Brèche de la Meije (3,357 m) and :fr:Le Pavé (3,823 m) and Pic Gaspard (3,881 m) to the southeast, past the Brèche Maximin Gaspard (3,723 m)
On the map
2 mapped locations