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Chablais Alps French: Préalpes franco-suisses Range The seven summits of the Dents du MidiCountries Switzerland, France Regions Valais, Haute Savoie Part of Alps Borders on Bernese Alps, Mont Blanc Massif Coordinates 46°9′45″N 6°55′25″E / 46.1625°N 6.92361°E Highest point Dents du Midi (Haute Cime) - elevation 3,257 m (10,686 ft) - coordinates 46°9′45″N 6°55′25″E / 46.1625°N 6.92361°E The Chablais Alps are a mountain range in the western Alps. They are situated between Lake Geneva and the Mont Blanc Massif.[1] The Col des Montets separates them from the Mont Blanc Massif in the south, and the Rhône valley separates them from the Bernese Alps in the east.
The Chablais Alps are composed of two distinct parts separated by the Val d'Illiez: the Dents du Midi massif on the south which contains the highest peaks, and the alpine foothills on the north.
Peaks
See also: List of mountains in SwitzerlandThe main peaks of the Chablais Alps are:
Peak Elevation (m/ft) Dents du Midi 3,257 10,686 Tour Sallière 3,220 10,564 Mont Ruan 3,053 10,016 Aiguilles Rouges 2,965 12,943 Le Luisin 2,786 9,140 Dents Blanches 2,759 9,052 Fontanabran 2,703 8,868 Cornettes de Bise 2,432 7,979 Les Jumelles 2,215 7,267 Le Grammont 2,172 7,126 Pointe de l'Au 2,152 7,060 Pointe de Bellevue 2,042 6,699 Le Môle 1,863 6,112 See also
References
Categories:- Mountain ranges of the Alps
- Mountain ranges of Switzerland
- Mountain ranges of France
- Mountains of Valais
- Switzerland stubs
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