The lakes of Morgon (
French
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: ''Lacs de Morgon'') are a group of
lake
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s in the
Tinée
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Alpes-Maritimes
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,
Alps
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France
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.
The first lake is the Big Lake of Morgon at an elevation of 2427 m.
The other major lakes are the Median Lake (2470 m) and the Higher Lake (2480 m).
Of note, three other lakes can be found in the vicinity of the Morgon lakes: the
lakes Les Laussets.
Itinerary
On the way of the
Col de la Bonette
Col de la Bonette (el. ) is a high mountain pass in the French Alps, near the border with Italy. It is situated within the Mercantour National Park on the border of the departments of Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. The road over t ...
from the Tinée side, stop at the Camp des Fourches, and go to the Col des Fourches.
Follow the
GR 5
The GR 5 is a GR footpathThe acronym GR stands for "Grande Randonnée" (in French), meaning "Great Hike". that starts in the Netherlands, crosses Belgium and Luxembourg before crossing France from north to south. It is part of the European wal ...
to go down in the ravin de Cougnas. Leave the GR at tag 37 (2100 m), and follow on the right the small footpath and the cairns along the Salso Moreno torrent.
Enter a small rocky gorge on the right, and reach the Big Lake of Morgon. From there, walk north-east to reach the Median and Higher Lakes.
Gallery
File:Morgon-Grand lac2-Salso Moreno-5558~2016 07 25.jpg, Big Lake of Morgon (2427 m).
File:Lac morgon3.jpg, Morgon Median lake (2470 m).
File:Lac morgon2.jpg, Morgon Higher lake (2480 m).
References
External links
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Location of the lakes of Morgon on a geographical map Géoportail
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Glacial lakes of France
Lakes of Alpes-Maritimes