Dauphiné Alps
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The Dauphiné Alps (French: Alpes du Dauphiné) are a group of mountain ranges in Southeastern France, west of the main chain of the Alps. Mountain ranges within the Dauphiné Alps include the Massif des Écrins in Écrins National Park, Belledonne, Le Taillefer range and the mountains of Matheysine.
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Dauphiné Alps | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Barre des Écrins |
Elevation | 4,102 m (13,458 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 44°55′23″N 6°21′36″E |
Naming | |
Native name | Alpes du Dauphiné (French) |
Geography | |
Country | France |
Regions | Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Rivers | Drac, Durance, Isère and Arc |
Parent range | Alps |
Borders on | Cottian Alps, Graian Alps, Savoy Prealps, Dauphiné Prealps and Provence Alps and Prealps |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
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