The Bauges Mountains (
French: ''Massif des Bauges'') is a
mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
in
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Eastern
France
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, stretching from the city of
Annecy,
Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè d'Amont'' or ''Hiôta-Savouè''; en, Upper Savoy) or '; it, Alta Savoia. is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy. Its prefecture is Ann ...
to the city of
Chambéry
Chambéry (, , ; Arpitan: ''Chambèri'') is the prefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. The population of the commune of Chambéry was 58,917 as of 2019, while the population of the Chamb ...
,
Savoie
Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè'' or ''Savouè-d'Avâl''; English: ''Savoy'' ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France. Located in the French Alps, its prefecture is Chambéry. In 2019, Savoie had a population ...
, which is part of the
French Prealps
The French Prealps (french: Préalpes) are a group of subalpine mountain ranges of medium elevation located immediately west of the French Alps. They roughly stretch from Lake Geneva southwest to the rivers Isère and Drôme; east to a line runn ...
.
Major peaks
The Bauges have fourteen summits above :
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Arcalod
Arcalod is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Bauges range of the French Prealps and has an elevation of above sea level.
Arcalod has a prominence of and is thus an ultra prominent peak. It is the 4th most prominent peak in the Frenc ...
, , highest point in the range
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Sambuy,
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Pécloz
Pécloz is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Bauges range of the French Prealps
The French Prealps (french: Préalpes) are a group of subalpine mountain ranges of medium elevation located immediately west of the French Alps. They rou ...
,
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Trélod
Trélod is a mountain of Savoie and Haute-Savoie in France. It lies in the Bauges range of the French Prealps
The French Prealps (french: Préalpes) are a group of subalpine mountain ranges of medium elevation located immediately west of the Fr ...
,
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Pointe de Chaurionde,
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Mont d'Armenaz,
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Pointe des Arces,
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Mont de la Coche,
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Dent de Cons
Dent de Cons is a mountain of Savoie and Haute-Savoie, France. It lies in the Bauges range of the French Prealps
The French Prealps (french: Préalpes) are a group of subalpine mountain ranges of medium elevation located immediately west of the ...
,
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Pointe des Arlicots,
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Mont Colombier
Mont Colombier (2,043 m) is a mountain of the Bauges Massif in the French Prealps in Savoie, France
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,
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Dent d'Arclusaz,
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Grand Parra,
Other noteworthy summits include:
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Montagne du Charbon
Montagne du Charbon (1,932 m) is a mountain in the Bauges in Savoie, France
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,
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Semnoz, , above
Annecy
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Pointe de la Galoppaz,
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Nivolet
The Nivolet (1,547 m) is a mountain of the Bauges Massif in the French Prealps near Chambéry in Savoie, France
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, , above
Chambéry
Chambéry (, , ; Arpitan: ''Chambèri'') is the prefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. The population of the commune of Chambéry was 58,917 as of 2019, while the population of the Chamb ...
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Mont Revard
Mont Revard (, ) is a mountain in the Bauges Massif near Aix-les-Bains in Savoie, France. The mountain is crossed by the D913 road between the villages of Saint-Jean-d'Arvey and Pugny-Chatenod near Aix-les-Bains.
The ski resort of Le Revard i ...
, , above
Aix-les-Bains
Aix-les-Bains (, ; frp, Èx-los-Bens; la, Aquae Gratianae), locally simply Aix, is a commune in the southeastern French department of Savoie.
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Mont Peney,
Caving
The Bauges massif contains many underground cavities. There are three main sectors: the Margériaz, the
Revard sector and the mountain of Bange-Prépoulain. Under these karsts large underground networks develop in particular the Creux de la Benoite-Litorne-Grotte de Prérouge with a depth of 860 meters for 54 kilometers of development. The Margériaz sector is renowned for the length and difficulty of its meanders, which are particularly difficult to explore.
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Mountain ranges of the Alps
Mountain ranges of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes