The Grande Tête de l'Obiou (; or simply '' l'Obiou'') is a mountain in the
French Prealps
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belonging to the
French department
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of
Isère
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Dévoluy Mountains
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and of the
Dauphiné Prealps and the seventh most
prominent summit of metropolitan
France
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.
Geography
Administratively the mountain is divided between the
French communes of
Cordéac (NE slopes) and
Monestier-d'Ambel (SW slopes).
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Access to the summit
The easiest route for the summit starts from Baumes hut and ascends the southern slopes of the mountain through the Faïsses pass and the Obiou pass (''l'Épaule'').
See also
* List of French mountains by prominence
References
Maps
* French official cartography (''Institut géographique national
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Bibliography
* Claude Péquignot, ''Sa Majesté l'Obiou'', 2004
* Louis-Edmond Hamelin, ''L'Obiou entre Dieu et diable'', 1990
extraits
* Fabienne Gilbertas, ''60 ans, après l'accident de l'Obiou. Recueil de témoignages des sauveteurs, le 60ème anniversaire de la catastrophe'', 2010
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