{{Infobox mountain
, name = Les Bans
, photo = Bans face nord.jpg
, photo_caption = North face of Les Bans at the head of the Vénéon valley
, elevation_m = 3669
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Dauphiné Alps
The Dauphiné Alps (french: Alpes du Dauphiné) are a group of mountain ranges in Southeastern France, west of the main chain of the Alps. Mountain ranges within the Dauphiné Alps include the Massif des Écrins in Écrins National Park, Belledon ...
, location =
Hautes-Alpes
Hautes-Alpes (; oc, Auts Aups; en, Upper Alps) is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. It is located in the heart of the French Alps, after which it is named. Hautes-Alpes had a population of 141,220 ...
France
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, map_caption = France
, label_position = left
, coordinates = {{coord, 44, 50, 54, N, 6, 20, 10, E, type:mountain_region:FR_scale:100000, format=dms, display=inline,title
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, listing = Alpine mountains above 3000 m
, first_ascent = July 14, 1878 by W. A. B. Coolidge, Christian Almer and U. Almer
, easiest_route = PD+ (glacier approach, rock scramble)
Les Bans (3,669 m) is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...
in the
Massif des Écrins
The mountains of the Massif des Écrins (; Écrins Massif) form the core of Écrins National Park in Hautes-Alpes and Isère in the French Alps.Dauphiné Alps
The Dauphiné Alps (french: Alpes du Dauphiné) are a group of mountain ranges in Southeastern France, west of the main chain of the Alps. Mountain ranges within the Dauphiné Alps include the Massif des Écrins in Écrins National Park, Belledon ...
Christian Almer
220px, Christian Almer
Christian Almer (29 March 1826 – 17 May 1898) was a Swiss mountain guide and the first ascentionist of many prominent mountains in the western Alps during the golden and silver ages of alpinism. Almer was born and died ...
and U. Almer on July 14, 1878.
There are three main summits on the mountain:
* South summit 3,669 m
* North-west summit 3,630 m
* North summit 3,662 m
Huts
* Chalet Hôtel du Gioberney (1,700 m)
* Les Bans hut (2,076 m)
* Pilatte refuge (2,580 m)
Gallery
File:Les Bans ed5.jpg, North face, from the Pilatte hut
File:Refuge de la Pilatte.jpg, Pilatte hut, with the mountain in the background