The whole range is drained by the Rhone through its tributaries.
It has been proposed that the height of mountains in the Dauphiné Alps is limited by the erosion caused by small glaciers, causing a topographic effect called the glacial buzzsaw.[2]
^Evans, I.S. (2013). "Glacial landsforms, erosional features". In Elias, Scott A.; Mock, Cary J. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science (2nd ed.). Elsevier. p. 861. ISBN978-0-444-53643-3.
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The Dauphine Alps French Alpes du Dauphine are a group of mountain ranges in Southeastern France west of the main chain of the Alps Mountain ranges within the Dauphine Alps include the Massif des Ecrins in Ecrins National Park Belledonne Le Taillefer range and the mountains of Matheysine Dauphine AlpsLa Meije seen from the Emparis plateauHighest pointPeakBarre des EcrinsElevation4 102 m 13 458 ft 1 Coordinates44 55 23 N 6 21 36 E 44 92306 N 6 36000 E 44 92306 6 36000NamingNative nameAlpes du Dauphine French GeographyDauphine Alps section nr 5 within Western AlpsCountryFranceRegionsRhone Alpes and Provence Alpes Cote d AzurRiversDrac Durance Isere and ArcParent rangeAlpsBorders onCottian Alps Graian Alps Savoy Prealps Dauphine Prealps and Provence Alps and PrealpsGeologyOrogenyAlpine orogeny Contents 1 Etymology 2 Geography 3 Peaks 4 Passes 5 References 6 MapsEtymology editThe Dauphine pronounced dofine is a former French province whose area roughly corresponded to that of the present departments of Isere Drome and Hautes Alpes Geography editThey 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 Massif 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 Isere Many peaks rise to more than 10 000 feet 3 050 m with Barre des Ecrins 4 102 m the highest Administratively the French part of the range belongs to the French departments of Isere Hautes Alpes and Savoie The whole range is drained by the Rhone through its tributaries It has been proposed that the height of mountains in the Dauphine Alps is limited by the erosion caused by small glaciers causing a topographic effect called the glacial buzzsaw 2 Peaks editThe chief peaks of the Dauphine Alps are Peak elevationm ftBarre des Ecrins 4 102 13 458Meije 3 987 13 081Ailefroide 3 954 12 972Mont Pelvoux 3 946 12 946Pic Sans Nom 3 913 12 838Pic Gaspard 3 880 12 730Pic Coolidge 3 756 12 323Grande Ruine 3 754 12 316Le Rateau 3 754 12 316Les Bans 3 669 12 037Montagne des Agneaux 3 660 12 008Sommet des Rouies 3 634 11 923Aiguille du Plat de la Selle 3 596 11 798Olan 3 564 11 693Pic Bonvoisin 3 560 11 680Aiguilles d Arves highest point 3 514 11 529Peak elevationm ftPic Bayle 3 465 11 368Roche de la Muzelle 3 459 11 348Sirac 3 438 11 280Pic Felix Neff 3 222 10 571Vieux Chaillol 3 163 10 377Tete de Vautisse 3 162 10 374Grand Pinier 3 120 10 236Pic de Parieres 3 050 10 007Mourre Froid 2 996 9 829Grand Pic de Belledonne 2 977 9 767Rocherblanc Sept Laux 2 931 9 616Le Taillefer 2 861 9 386Grande Tete de l Obiou 2 793 9 163Pic du Frene 2 810 9 219Grand Ferrand 2 761 9 058Pic de Bure Aurouse 2 712 8 898Le Piolit 2 464 8 084Passes edit nbsp Col de la Croix de FerThe chief passes of the Dauphine Alps are name location type elevationm ftBreche de la Meije La Berarde to la Grave snow 3 300 10 827Breche des Grandes Rousses Allemont to Clavans snow 3 100 10 171Breche de Valsenestre Bourg d Oisans to Valsenestre footpath 2 634 8 642Col Bayard La Mure to Gap road 1 246 4 088Col de la Casse Deserte La Berarde to La Grave snow 3 510 11 516Col de la Croix de Fer Bourg d Oisans to Saint Jean d Arves road 2 062 6 765Col de la Croix Haute Grenoble to Serres and Gap road railroad 1 167 3 829Col de la Lauze Saint Christophe en Oisans to La Grave snow 3 543 11 624Col de l Alpe de Venosc Venosc to Les Deux Alpes bridle path 1 660 5 446Col de la Muande St Christophe to the Val Gaudemar snow 3 059 10 036Col de la Muzelle St Christophe to Valsenestre footpath 2 500 8 202Col d Arsine La Grave to Le Monetier les Bains bridle path 2 400 7 874Col de la Temple La Berarde to Vallouise snow 3 283 10 771Col de la Vaurze Val Gaudemar to Valjouffrey footpath 2 600 8 530Col de l Eychauda Vallouise to Le Monetier les Bains bridle path 2 429 7 969Col de l Infernet La Grave to Saint Jean d Arves footpath 2 690 8 825Col de Martignare La Grave to Saint Jean d Arves footpath 2 600 8 530Col des Aiguilles d Arves Valloire to Saint Jean d Arves snow 3 150 10 335Col des Avalanches La Berarde to Vallouise snow 3 511 11 519Col des Ecrins La Berarde to Vallouise snow 3 415 11 204Col des Pres Nouveaux Le Freney to Saint Jean d Arves bridle path 2 293 7 523Col des Quirlies Saint Jean d Arves to Clavans snow 2 950 9 678Col des Sept Laux Allevard to Bourg d Oisans bridle path 2 184 7 165Col des Tourettes Orcieres to Chateauroux les Alpes bridle path 2 580 8 465Col de Val Estrete Val Gaudemar to Champoleon footpath 2 620 8 596Col de Vallonpierre Val Gaudemar to Champoleon footpath 2 620 8 596Col d Orcieres Dormillouse to Orcieres bridle path 2 700 8 858Col d Ornon Bourg d Oisans to La Mure road 1 360 4 462Col du Clot des Cavales La Berarde to La Grave snow 3 128 10 262Col du Galibier Col du Lautaret to Saint Michel de Maurienne road 2 658 8 720Col du Glacier Blanc La Grave to Vallouise snow 3 308 10 853Col du Glandon Bourg d Oisans to La Chambre road 1 951 6 401Col du Goleon La Grave to Valloire footpath 2 880 9 449Col du Lautaret Briancon to Bourg d Oisans road 2 075 6 808Col du Loup du Valgaudemar Vallouise to the Val Gaudemar snow 3 112 10 210Col du Says La Berarde to the Val Gaudemar snow 3 136 10 289Col du Sele La Berarde to Vallouise snow 3 302 10 833Col du Sellar Vallouise to the Val Gaudemar snow 3 067 10 062Col Emile Pic La Grave to Vallouise snow 3 502 11 490Col Lombard La Grave to Saint Jean d Arves snow 3 100 10 171Pas de la Cavale Vallouise to Champoleon dirt road 2 740 8 990References edit Highest summit elevation as reported on Geoportail of Institut Geographique National Evans I S 2013 Glacial landsforms erosional features In Elias Scott A Mock Cary J eds Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science 2nd ed Elsevier p 861 ISBN 978 0 444 53643 3 Maps editFrench official cartography Institut Geographique National IGN on line version www geoportail fr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dauphine Alps amp oldid 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