Grand Aréa

The Grand Aréa is a 2.869 metres high[2] mountain of the Cottian Alps located in the French department of Hautes-Alpes.[1]

Grand Aréa
View from Briançon, showing the south-east face
Highest point
Elevation2,869 m (9,413 ft) [1]
ListingAlpine mountains 2500-2999 m
Coordinates44°58′48″N 6°34′22″E 
Geography
Grand Aréa
Location in the Alps
LocationProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Parent rangeCottian Alps
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

Features
Summit of the mountain

The mountain stands in the Massif des Cerces and on the watershed between the valleys of the Guisane and the Clarée, NW of the Col du Granon. The ridge continues westwards with the Col de Buffère and then towards the Pointe des Cerces.

Access to the summit
Foothpath from Col de Buffère

The summit of the Grand Aréa can be reached by foothpaths starting from several neighbouring locations. The hike from the Clarée valley thorough Col de Buffère is considered quite an easy and rewarding walk.[3] The mountain is also a well known destination for ski mountaineering.[4]

Mountain huts
  • Refuge de Buffère (2.076 m).
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References
  1. "Géoportail" (in French). IGN. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  2. Royet, Paul; Bonelli, Stéphane (2013). Digues maritimes et fluviales de protection contre les submersions - 2e colloque national - Digues 2013 (in French). Lavoisier. p. 165. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  3. fyplom (2010-08-05). "Grand Aréa da Nevache" (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  4. Cabau, Emmanuel; Galley, Hervé (2015). Ski de randonnée Hautes Alpes: Ecrins – Queyras – Arves – Cerces – Parpaillon – Dévoluy (in French). Editions Olizane. p. 15.

Maps
  • French official cartography (Institut géographique national - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr
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