Massif d'Escreins
| Escreins Massif | |
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  Escreins Massif  Escreins Massif | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,385 m (11,106 ft) |
| Parent peak | Pics de la Font Sancte |
| Coordinates | 44°35′42″N 6°46′47″E / 44.5949477°N 6.7797925°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Massif d'Escriens (French) |
| Geography | |
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| Geology | |
| Rock type | Sedimentary rocks |
The Escreins massif (French: Massif d'Escreins) are a massif in the French and Italian Alps located in the French departments of Hautes-Alpes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, as well as in the Italian region of Piedmont.
It is home to part of the Queyras regional natural park.
Geography
[edit]Location
[edit]The Escreins massif is located between the valleys of Queyras to the north and Ubaye to the south. It is surrounded by Embrun, Guillestre, Saint-Véran and Barcelonnette.[1]
To the north is the Queyras massif, to the east the Cottian Alps, to the southeast the Chambeyron massif and to the southwest the Parpaillon massif.
Main summits
[edit]- Pics de la Font Sancte, 3,385 m
- Mont Aiguillette, 3,287 m
- Pic des Heuvières, 3,272 m
- Panestrel, 3,254 m
- Pic des Houerts, 3,236 m
- Péouvou, 3,232 m
- Pain de Sucre, 3,208 m
- Tête des Toillies, 3,175 m
- Mortice, 3,169 m
- Tête de Longet, 3,151 m
- Grand Queyras, 3,114 m
- Rocher de l'Échasse, 3,049 m
- Pointe d'Escreins, 3,042 m
- Pointe de Saume, 3,035 m
- Punta dell'Alp, 3,033 m
- Pic de Caramantran, 3,025 m
- Pic de Château Renard, 2,989 m
- Longet, 2,969 m
- Main de Dieu, 2,915 m
- Pointe des Marcellettes, 2,910 m
- Pointe de Rasis, 2,846 m
- Tête de Paneyron, 2,787 m
Geology
[edit]The Escreins massif is essentially made up of sedimentary rocks, notably based on flysch.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Chardonnet, Jean (1949-01-01). Le relief des Alpes du Sud (2): Étude morphologique des régions alpines françaises comprises entre Galibier, moyenne Durance et Verdon. Thèse présentée pour le Doctorat ès lettres (in French). FeniXX. ISBN 978-2-402-51951-9.
- ^ Blanchet, Fernand (1935-01-30). Etude géologique des Montagnes d'Escreins ( Hautes-Alpes et Basses Alpes ) Alpes françaises (PhD thesis) (in French). Faculté des Sciences de l'Université de Paris.
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