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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. They are separated from the Cottian Alps in the east by the Col du Galibier and the upper Durance valley; from the western Graian Alps (Vanoise) in the north-east by the river Arc; from the lower ranges Vercors Plateau and Chartreuse Mountains in the west by the rivers Drac and Isère. Many peaks rise to more than 10,000 feet (3,050 m), with Barre des Écrins (4,102 m) the highest.
Mountain ranges within the Dauphiné Alps include the Massif des Écrins (in the Parc national des Écrins) and Belledonne.

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Peaks

Passes

Peaks

The chief peaks of the Dauphiné Alps are:

Barre des Écrins	4102 meters	(13,459 feet)		Pic Felix Neff	3222 meters	(10,571 feet)
Meije	3987 meters	(13,081 feet)		Vieux Chaillol	3163 meters	(10,378 feet)
Ailefroide	3954 meters	(12,972 feet)		Tete de Vautisse	3162 meters	(10,375 feet)
Mont Pelvoux	3946 meters	(12,946 feet)		Grand Pinier	3120 meters	(10,237 feet)
Pic Sans Nom	3913 meters	(12,838 feet)		Pic de Parieres	3050 meters	(10,007 feet)
Pic Gaspard	3880 meters	(12,730 feet)		Mourre Froid	2996 meters	(9830 feet)
Pic Coolidge	3756 meters	(12,323 feet)		Grand Pic de Belledonne	2977 meters	(9767 feet)
Grande Ruine	3754 meters	(12,317 feet)		Rocherblanc (Sept Laux)	2931 meters	(9617 feet)
Rateau	3754 meters	(12,317 feet)		Taillefer	2861 meters	(9387 feet)
Les Bans	3669 meters	(12,037 feet)		Tete de l'Obiou	2793 meters	(9164 feet)
Montagne des Agneaux	3660 meters	(12,008 feet)		Pic du Frene	2810 meters	(9219 feet)
Sommet des Rouies	3634 meters	(11,923 feet)		Grand Ferrand	2761 meters	(9059 feet)
Aiguille du Plat de la Selle	3596 meters			Pic de Bure (Aurouse)	2712 meters	(8898 feet)
Olan	3564 meters	(11,735 feet)
Pic Bonvoisin	3560 meters	(11,680 feet)
Aiguilles d'Arves (highest point)	3514 meters	(11,529 feet)
Grandes Rousses	3473 meters	(11,395 feet)
Roche de la Muzelle	3459 meters	(11,349 feet)
Sirac	3438 meters	(11,280 feet)

Passes

The chief passes of the 'Dauphiné Alps' are:

name	location	type	elevation (m/ft)
Col de la Lauze	Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans to La Grave	snow	3543/11,625
Col des Avalanches	La Berarde to Vallouise	snow	3511/11,520
Col de la Casse Deserte	La Berarde to La Grave	snow	3510/11,516
Col Emile Pic	La Grave to Vallouise	snow	3502/11,490
Col des Ecrins	La Berarde to Vallouise	snow	3415/11,205
Col du Glacier Blanc	La Grave to Vallouise	snow	3308/10,854
Col du Sele	La Berarde to Vallouise	snow	3302/10,834
Breche de la Meije	La Berarde to la Grave	snow	3300/10,827
Col de la Temple	La Berarde to Vallouise	snow	3283/10,772
Col des Aiguilles d'Arves	Valloire to Saint-Jean-d'Arves	snow	3150/10,335
Col du Says	La Berarde to the Val Gaudemar	snow	3136/10,289
Col du Clot des Cavales	La Berarde to La Grave	snow	3128/10,263
Col du Loup du Valgaudemar	Vallouise to the Val Gaudemar	snow	3112/10,210
Col Lombard	La Grave to Saint-Jean-d'Arves	snow	3100/10,171
Breche des Grandes Rousses	Allemont to Clavans	snow	3100/10,171
Col du Sellar	Vallouise to the Val Gaudemar	snow	3067/10,063
Col de la Muande	St Christophe to the Val Gaudemar	snow	3059/10,037
Col des Quirlies	Saint-Jean-d'Arves to Clavans	snow	2950/9679
Col du Goleon	La Grave to Valloire	foot path	2880/9449
Pas de la Cavale	Vallouise to Champoléon	dirt road	2740/8990
Col d'Orcières	Dormillouse to Orcières	bridle path	2700/8859
Col de l'Infernet	La Grave to Saint-Jean-d'Arves	foot path	2690/8826
Col du Galibier	Col du Lautaret to Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne	road	2658/8721
Breche de Valsenestre	Bourg d'Oisans to Valsenestre	foot path	2634/8642
Col de Vallonpierre	Val Gaudemar to Champoléon	foot path	2620/8596
Col de Val Estrete	Val Gaudemar to Champoléon	foot path	2620/8596
Col de la Vaurze	Val Gaudemar to Valjouffrey	foot path	2600/8531
Col de Martignare	La Grave to Saint-Jean-d'Arves	foot path	2600/8531
Col des Tourettes	Orcières to Châteauroux-les-Alpes	bridle path	2580/8465
Col de la Muzelle	St Christophe to Valsenestre	foot path	2500/8202
Col de l'Eychauda	Vallouise to Le Monêtier-les-Bains	bridle path	2429/7970
Col d'Arsine	La Grave to Le Monêtier-les-Bains	bridle path	2400/7874
Col des Prés Nouveaux	Le Freney to Saint-Jean-d'Arves	bridle path	2293/7523
Col des Sept Laux	Allevard to Bourg d'Oisans	bridle path	2184/7166
Col du Lautaret	Briançon to Bourg d'Oisans	road	2075/6808
Col de la Croix de Fer	Bourg d'Oisans to Saint-Jean-d'Arves	road	2062/6765
Col du Glandon	Bourg d'Oisans to La Chambre	road	1951/6401
Col de l'Alpe de Vénosc	Vénosc to Les Deux Alpes	bridle path	1660/5446
Col d'Ornon	Bourg d'Oisans to La Mure	road	1360/4462
Col Bayard	La Mure to Gap	road	1246/4088
Col de la Croix Haute	Grenoble to Serres and Gap	road, railroad	1167/3829