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 ...

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Au ...

, Eastern

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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 ...

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 of ...

, 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 : *

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 * Sambuy, *

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 ...

, *

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 ...

, * Pointe de Chaurionde, * Mont d'Armenaz, * Pointe des Arces, * Mont de la Coche, *

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 ...

, * Pointe des Arlicots, *

Mont Colombier Mont Colombier (2,043 m) is a mountain of the Bauges Massif in the French Prealps in Savoie, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, ...

, * Dent d'Arclusaz, * Grand Parra, Other noteworthy summits include: *

Montagne du Charbon Montagne du Charbon (1,932 m) is a mountain in the Bauges in Savoie, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and te ...

, * Semnoz, , above Annecy * Pointe de la Galoppaz, *

Nivolet The Nivolet (1,547 m) is a mountain of the Bauges Massif in the French Prealps near Chambéry in Savoie, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Ove ...

, , above

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.

* 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.

References

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