The Dents de Lanfon (
French: Teeth of Lanfon) is a mountain in south-eastern France rising to 1824 m. Situated above
Talloires
Talloires (; frp, Talouères) is a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Talloires-Montmin. Due to its setting on La ...
on the east bank of
Lac d'Annecy
Lake Annecy (french: Lac d'Annecy, ) is a perialpine lake in Haute-Savoie in France. It is named after the city of Annecy, which marks the start of the Thiou, Lake Annecy's outflow river.Jean-Daniel Stanley and Thomas F. Jorstad, ''Direct Sediment ...
in
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 ...
. It is framed by mount Veyrier (1,291 m) to the north, and by Le Lanfonnet (1768 m.) and
La Tournette
The Tournette (2,351 m or 7,713 ft) is a mountain in the Bornes Massif in Haute-Savoie, France. It is the highest of the mountains surrounding Lake Annecy and has a prominence of 1,514 (4,967 ft), qualifying it as an Ultra.
Tourism
It is possible ...
(2,351 m) to the south.
The impressive slopes of the Dents de Lanfon and their position above Lac d'Annecy make them a classic destination for climbers.
File:Menthon-saint-bernard.jpg, The Dents de Lanfon (left) viewed from Lac d'Annecy with Lanfonnet (right)
File:Dents_de_Lanfon_falaise_Nord.jpg, North face of the Dents de Lanfon
File:Rochers de Lanfon Ruskin.jpg, Rochers de Lanfon, by John Ruskin
John Ruskin (8 February 1819 20 January 1900) was an English writer, philosopher, art critic and polymath of the Victorian era. He wrote on subjects as varied as geology, architecture, myth, ornithology, literature, education, botany and politi ...
External links
Crossing of the Dents de Lanfon, climbing with le Club Alpin Français of Chambéry
Mountains of Haute-Savoie
Mountains of the Alps
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