Dents de Lanfon
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The Dents de Lanfon are a small chain of mountains
in eastern France
rising to 1824 m. Situated beneath Talloires
on the east bank of Lac d'Annecy in Haute-Savoie
, they are framed by mount Veyrier (1,291 m) in the north, and by La Tournette
(2,351 m) in the south.
The impressive slopes of the Dents de Lanfon and their position above Lac d'Annecy make them a classic destination for climbers.
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
in eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
rising to 1824 m. Situated beneath Talloires
Talloires
Talloires is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-Geography:Talloires is located south of Geneva, Switzerland, on Lake Annecy and from the local "prefecture" Annecy, near the border of Italy...
on the east bank of Lac d'Annecy in Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie is a French department in the Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. It borders both Switzerland and Italy. The capital is Annecy. To the north is Lake Geneva and Switzerland; to the south and southeast are the Mont Blanc and Aravis mountain ranges and the French entrance to the Mont...
, they are framed by mount Veyrier (1,291 m) in the north, and by La Tournette
La Tournette
The Tournette is a mountain in the Bornes Massif in Haute-Savoie, France....
(2,351 m) in the south.
The impressive slopes of the Dents de Lanfon and their position above Lac d'Annecy make them a classic destination for climbers.