Graian Alps

The Graian Alps are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps

Alps

The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....

. They are located in France

France

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 (Savoie

Savoie

Savoie is a French department located in the Rhône-Alpes region in the French Alps.Together with the Haute-Savoie, Savoie is one of the two departments of the historic region of Savoy that was annexed by France on June 14, 1860, following the signature of the Treaty of Turin on March 24, 1860...

), Italy

Italy

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 (Piedmont

Piedmont

Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...

 and the Aosta Valley), and Switzerland (western Valais

Valais

The Valais is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of the country, around the valley of the Rhône from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps. The canton is one of the drier parts of Switzerland in its central Rhône valley...

). The Col des Montets

Col des Montets

Col des Montets is a mountain pass in the French Alps in the Haute-Savoie department of France. It is on the road between Chamonix and Martigny in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.It lies between the Swiss Col de la Forclaz and Chamonix....

 separates them from the Chablais Alps

Chablais Alps

The Chablais Alps are a mountain range in the western Alps. They are situated between Lake Geneva and the Mont Blanc Massif. The Col des Montets separates them from the Mont Blanc Massif in the south, and the Rhône valley separates them from the Bernese Alps in the east.The Chablais Alps are...

; the Col Ferret

Col Ferret

The Col Ferret is an Alpine pass between the canton of Valais and the Aosta Valley. This pass separates the Mont Blanc Massif from the Pennine Alps.-See also:* List of highest paved roads in Europe...

 and the Dora Baltea

Dora Baltea

Dora Baltea or Doire Baltée , is a river in northern Italy. It is a left-hand tributary of the Po River, and is about 160 km long...

 valley separate them from the Pennine Alps

Pennine Alps

The Pennine Alps are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland and Italy...

; the Col du Mont Cenis

Mont Cenis

Mont Cenis is a massif and pass in Savoie in France which forms the limit between the Cottian and Graian Alps.A road over the pass was built between 1803 and 1810 by Napoleon...

 separates them from the Cottian Alps

Cottian Alps

The Cottian Alps are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They form the border between France and Italy...

; the Arc

Arc (Savoie)

The Arc is a 128 km long river in the Savoie département of south-eastern France. It is a left tributary of the Isère River, which it joins at Chamousset, approximately 15 km downstream from Albertville. Its source is near the border with Italy, in the Graian Alps, northeast of Bonneval-sur-Arc...

 valley separates them from the Dauphiné Alps

Dauphiné Alps

The Dauphiné Alps are a group of mountain ranges in southeastern France, west of the main chain of the Alps. They are separated from the Cottian Alps in the east by the Col du Galibier and the upper Durance valley; from the western Graian Alps in the north-east by the river Arc; from the lower...

.

The Graian Alps can be divided into four groups:

• the Mont Blanc group (north of the Little St Bernard Pass)
• the Central group (the watershed between the Little St Bernard Pass and the Col du Mont Cenis)
• the Western or French group,
• and the Eastern or Italian group.

The western group contains the Vanoise National Park

Vanoise National Park

Vanoise National Park , is a French national park in the Tarentaise Valley in the French Alps, created in 1963 after mobilization from the environmentalist movement against a touristic project. It was the first French national park. This park is in the département of Savoie...

; the eastern group contains the Gran Paradiso

Gran Paradiso

The Gran Paradiso is a mountain group between the Aosta Valley and Piedmont regions of north-west Italy. The peak, the 7th highest mountain in the Graian Alps with an elevation of 4,061 m, is close to Mont Blanc on the nearby border with France. On the French side of the border, the park is...

 national park.

The French side of the Graian Alps is drained by the river Isère

Isère River

The Isère is a 286 km long river in southeastern France, in the Rhône-Alpes région. Its source is in the Alps on the border with Italy, near the ski resort Val d'Isère. It flows into the Rhône River in Pont-de-l'Isère, a few km north of Valence...

 (Tarentaise

Tarentaise

Tarentaise can refer to the following:Places* Moûtiers, historically known as Tarentaise, in Savoy* Tarentaise Valley* Tarentaise, LoirePeople* Peter of TarentaiseOther*Tarentaise cattle...

 valley) and its tributary Arc

Arc (Savoie)

The Arc is a 128 km long river in the Savoie département of south-eastern France. It is a left tributary of the Isère River, which it joins at Chamousset, approximately 15 km downstream from Albertville. Its source is near the border with Italy, in the Graian Alps, northeast of Bonneval-sur-Arc...

 (Maurienne

Maurienne

Maurienne is one of the provinces of Savoy, corresponding to the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in France. It is also the original name of the capital of the province, now Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.-Location:...

 valley), and by the Arve

Arve

The Arve river flows for approximately 100 km through France, in the département of Haute-Savoie, and in Switzerland...

. The Italian side is drained by the rivers Dora Baltea

Dora Baltea

Dora Baltea or Doire Baltée , is a river in northern Italy. It is a left-hand tributary of the Po River, and is about 160 km long...

, Orco

Orco

The Orco is an Italian river. It originates in the glaciers of the Piedmontese slopes of Gran Paradiso, and after about 90 km reaches the Po River near Chivasso...

 and Stura di Lanzo

Stura di Lanzo

Stura di Lanzo is a 65 km long river in north-western Italy . It is formed from several tributaries near Lanzo Torinese. It flows into the river Po in Turin.The name Stura has Celtic origin: stur, which means "to fall".-External links:...

, tributaries of the Po

Po River

The Po |Ligurian]]: Bodincus or Bodencus) is a river that flows either or – considering the length of the Maira, a right bank tributary – eastward across northern Italy, from a spring seeping from a stony hillside at Pian del Re, a flat place at the head of the Val Po under the northwest face...

.

Mont Blanc group

Name	metres	feet		Name	metres	feet
Mont Blanc Mont Blanc Mont Blanc or Monte Bianco , meaning "White Mountain", is the highest mountain in the Alps, Western Europe and the European Union. It rises above sea level and is ranked 11th in the world in topographic prominence...	4,810.45	15,782		Aiguille du Tacul	3,438	11,280
Mont Maudit Mont Maudit Mont Maudit is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in France and Italy. Until the end of the 18th century, Mont Blanc and its satellite peaks were collectively known in French as the Montagne Maudite....	4,471	14,669		Pointe d'Orny	3,274	10,742
Dôme du Goûter Dôme du Goûter The Dôme du Goûter is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif. It is a shoulder of Mont Blanc, whose summit lies two kilometres to the south-east...	4,331	14,210		Dents du Midi Dents du Midi The Dents du Midi is a mountain chain situated in the Chablais Alps in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is composed of seven distinct summits and reaches a height of 3257 metres...	3,260	10,696
Grandes Jorasses Grandes Jorasses The Grandes Jorasses is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif.The first ascent of the highest peak of the mountain was by Horace Walker with guides Melchior Anderegg, Johann Jaun and Julien Grange on 30 June 1868...	4,205	13,797		Mont Favre	3,259	10,693
Aiguille Verte Aiguille Verte The Aiguille Verte is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps.It was first climbed on 29 June 1865 by Edward Whymper, Christian Almer and Franz Biner, a fortnight before the fateful first ascent of the Matterhorn. Whymper was unable to climb with his usual guide, Michel Croz, who...	4,127	13,541		Tour Sallière	3,227	10,588
Aiguille de Bionnassay Aiguille de Bionnassay The Aiguille de Bionnassay is a mountain in the Mont-Blanc massif of the Alps in France and Italy....	4,066	13,341		Pointe de Léchaud	3,127	10,260
Dent du Géant Dent du Géant The Dent du Géant is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in France and Italy.The mountain has two summits, eighty-eight feet apart and separated by a small col :*Pointe Graham , first ascent by W. W...	4,013	13,166		Mont Buet	3,109	10,201
Trélatête	3,911	12,832		Mont Ruan	3,078	10,099
Aiguille d'Argentière Aiguille d'Argentière The Aiguille d'Argentière is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif on the border between France and Switzerland.The first ascent of the mountain was by a British party comprising Edward Whymper and A. Reilly with guides Michel Croz, M. Payot, H. Charlet on 15 July 1864...	3,902	12,802		Pic de Tenneverge	2,982	9,784
Aiguille de Triolet Aiguille de Triolet The Aiguille de Triolet is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in France and Italy.-External links:*...	3,876	12,717		Aiguille du Belvédère (Aigs Rouges)	2,966	9,731
Aiguille du Midi Aiguille du Midi The Aiguille du Midi is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps.The cable car to the summit, the Téléphérique de l'Aiguille du Midi, was built in 1955 and held the title of the world's highest cable car for about two decades. It still holds the record as the highest vertical ascent...	3,843	12,609		Crammont	2,737	8,980
Tour Noir Tour Noir The Tour Noir is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif on the Swiss-French border.-External links:*...	3,836	12,586		Pointe des Fours	2,719	8,921
Aiguille des Glaciers Aiguille des Glaciers The Aiguille des Glaciers is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in Savoie and Haute-Savoie, France and of Aosta Valley, Italy....	3,834	12,579		Pointe du Colloney	2,692	8,832
Mont Dolent Mont Dolent Mont Dolent is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif that lies on the border of Italy and Switzerland.It is generally considered the tripoint between France, Italy and Switzerland, although the point itself lies at 3,749 metres, north-west of the summit of Mont Dolent.The first ascent of the...	3,823	12,543		Catogne	2,599	8,527
Aiguille du Chardonnet Aiguille du Chardonnet The Aiguille du Chardonnet is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in Haute-Savoie, France....	3,822	12,540		Mont Joly	2,527	8,291
Aiguille du Dru Aiguille du Dru The Aiguille du Dru is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps, lying to the east of the village of Les Praz in the Chamonix valley.The mountain has two summits:...	3,754	12,316		Brevent	2,525	8,284
Dômes de Miage	3,688	12,100		Pointe de Sales	2,494	8,183
Aiguille du Tour Aiguille du Tour The Aiguille du Tour is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif on the Swiss-French border. The voie normale mountain is graded F and can be climbed from either the Albert Premier Hut on the French side or the Cabane d'Orny on the Swiss side....	3,540	11,615		Aiguille de Varan	2,488	8,163
Aiguille du Grépon Aiguille du Grépon The Aiguille du Grépon is a mountain in the Mont Blanc Massif in Haute-Savoie, France....	3,502	11,489		Mont Chetif	2,343	7,687
Aiguille des Charmoz	3,442	11,293

Central group

Name	metres	feet		Name	metres	feet
Pointe de Charbonnel Pointe de Charbonnel Pointe de Charbonnel is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Graian Alps range. It has an altitude of 3752 metres above sea level....	3760	12,336		Grande Aiguille Rousse	3482	11,424
Aiguille de la Grande Sassière Aiguille de la Grande Sassière Aiguille de la Grande Sassière is a mountain in the Graian Alps, on the boundary between the Aosta Valley and the French department of Savoie....	3751	12,306		Granta-Parey	3473	11,395
Uia di Ciamarella Uia di Ciamarella Uia di Ciamarella or just Ciamarella is a mountain on the border between France and Italy....	3676	12,061		Roc du Moulinet	3469	11,382
Albaron	3638	11,936		Aiguille Pers	3451	11,323
Pointe de Ronce Pointe de Ronce Pointe de Ronce is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Mont Cenis range. It has an altitude of 3612 metres above sea level....	3618	11,871		Cima dell' Auille??	3446	11,306
Levanna	3615	11,860		Pointe de la Galise	3345	10,975
Bec de l'Invergnan	3608	11,838		Pointe de la Traversière	3341	10,962
Tsanteleina	3606	11,831		Ormelune/Pointe d'Archeboc	3283	10,771
Bessanese	3597	11,801		Signal du Mont Iseran	3241	10,634
Croce Rossa	3567	11,703		Grand Assaly	3174	10,413
Punta d'Arnas	3540	11,615		Torre d'Ovarda	3075	10,089
Rocciamelone	3537	11,605		Dôme de Val d'Isère	3033	9951
Punta Chalanson	3530	11,582		Uia di Mondrone	2964	9725
Grande Traversière	3495	11,467		Monte Unghiasse	2939	9643
Testa del Rutor	3486	11,438		Monte Civrari	2302	7553

Eastern group

Name	metres	feet		Name	metres	feet
Gran Paradiso Gran Paradiso The Gran Paradiso is a mountain group between the Aosta Valley and Piedmont regions of north-west Italy. The peak, the 7th highest mountain in the Graian Alps with an elevation of 4,061 m, is close to Mont Blanc on the nearby border with France. On the French side of the border, the park is...	4061	13,324		Punta Tersiva	3513	11,526
Grivola Grivola The Grivola is a mountain in the Graian Alps in Italy. It lies between the Valsavarenche and the Vallon di Cogne. Grivola means young lady in the Occitan language.-Huts:* Rifugio Federico Chabod * Bivacco Luciano Gratton...	3969	13,022		Punta Foura	3410	11,188
Herbétet Herbétet Herbétet is a mountain in the Gran Paradiso massif, a sub-group of the Graian Alps, with an elevation of 3,778 m. It is located between the Val di Cogne and Valsevaranche....	3778	12,396		Punta Sengie	3408	11,182
Torre del Gran San Pietro Torre del Gran San Pietro Torre di San Gran Pietro is a mountain in the Gran Paradiso massif, a sub-group of the Graian Alps, with an elevation of 3,692 m. It is located at the boundary between Aosta Valley and Piedmont, near the Val di Cogne....	3692	12,113		Punta Lavina	3308	10,854
Ciarforon	3665	12,025		Rosa dei Banchi	3164	10,381
Roccia Viva	3650	11,976		Becca di Nona	3142	10,309
Becca di Gay	3623	11,887		Punta Pousset	3046	9994
Mont Emilius	3559	11,677		Monte Marzo	2750	9023

Western group

Name	metres	feet		Name	metres	feet
Grande Casse Grande Casse The Grande Casse is the highest mountain in the Vanoise Massif in the Graian Alps.The first ascent was by William Mathews with guides Michel Croz and E. Favre on 8 August 1860.-External links:*...	3855	12,648		Pointe de l'Échelle Pointe de l'Échelle The Pointe de l'Échelle is a mountain in the Vanoise Massif in Savoie, France....	3422	11,227
Mont Pourri Mont Pourri Mont Pourri is a mountain in the Vanoise Massif in the Graian Alps. It is located in the Vanoise National Park.-External links:* , Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia.* , Peakbagger.*...	3779	12,398		Bellecôte Bellecôte The Bellecôte is a mountain in the Vanoise Massif in the Graian Alps, lying in the northern part of the Vanoise National Park and dominating the Peisey-Nancroix valley in Savoie. The north face is immense and austere, whereas the south face is more accessible....	3417	11,211
Dent Parrachée Dent Parrachée Dent Parrachée is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Massif de la Vanoise range. It has an altitude of 3697 metres above sea level....	3697	12,129		Pointes de la Gliere	3386	11,109
Grande Motte	3653	11,985		Pointe de Méan Martin	3337	10,949
Dôme de l'Arpont	3599	11,808		Roche Chevrière	3252	10,669
Dôme de Chasseforêt	3586	11,765		Pointe de la Réchasse	3223	10,575
Aiguille de Péclet	3566	11,700		Petit Mont Blanc de Pralognan	2685	8809
Aiguille de Polset	3538	11,608		Mont Jouvet	2563	8409
Pointe de la Sana	3436	11,273

Passes

The main passes of the Graian Alps are shown in the table below. The group in which the pass is located is indicated with "MB" for Mont Blanc group, "C" for Central group, "E" for Eastern group, and "W" for Western group.

name	location	group	type	|elevation (m/ft)
Col de la Brenva	Courmayeur Courmayeur Courmayeur is an Italian town and comune in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley, in northern Italy. It is located at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in western Europe, in the Graian Alps range, and is crossed by the Dora Baltea...  to Chamonix Chamonix Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a commune in the Haute-Savoie département in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was the site of the 1924 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics...	MB	snow	4,333	14,217
Col de Triolet	Chamonix to Courmayeur	MB	snow	3,691	12,110
Col d'Argentière	Chamonix to Orsières Orsières Orsières is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-Geography:Orsières has an area, , of . Of this area, 16.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.2% is forested...	MB	snow	3,516	11,536
Col de la Grande Rousse	Rhêmes Valley to Valgrisenche Valgrisenche Valgrisenche is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy....	C	snow	3500	11,483
Col de Talefre	Chamonix to Courmayeur	MB	snow	3,484	11,430
Col de Gebroulaz	Modane Modane Modane is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.It was part of the Kingdom of Sardinia until 1860.-Transportation:...  to Méribel Méribel Méribel is a ski resort in the Tarentaise Valley in the French Alps, situated near the town of Moutiers.Méribel refers to three neighbouring villages in the Les Allues commune of the Savoie département of France, near the town of Moûtiers , called Méribel Centre, Méribel-Mottaret and Méribel Village...	W	snow	3470	11,385
Col de Monel	Cogne Cogne Cogne is a town and comune in Aosta Valley, northern Italy with 1469 inhabitants, as of 2005.Cogne is located in the valley with the same name, leading to the Gran Paradiso massif Ibex, wild goat, marmots, royal eagles are easy to see...  to Locana Locana Locana is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km northwest of Turin in the Orco Valley...	E	snow	3428	11,247
Col de Miage	Les Contamines to Courmayeur	MB	snow	3,376	11,077
Col du Géant	Chamonix to Courmayeur	MB	snow	3,371	11,060
Col du Grand Paradis	Ceresole Reale Ceresole Reale Ceresole Reale is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km northwest of Turin in the Orco Valley, on the border with France...  to Valsavarenche Valsavarenche Valsavarenche is an Italian comune with a population of 186. It is located in the Aosta Valley, and is part of the Grand-Paradis Mountain Community....	E	snow	3349	10,988
Col du Charforon	Ceresole Reale to Valsavarenche	E	snow	3331	10,929
Col de Teleccio	Cogne to Locana	E	snow	3326	10,913
Col du Chardonnet	Chamonix to Orsières	MB	snow	3,325	10,909
Col de Lauzon	Cogne to the Valsavarenche	E	bridle path	3301	10,831
Col du Bouquetin	Bonneval-sur-Arc Bonneval-sur-Arc Bonneval-sur-Arc is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-External links:*...  to Val d'Isère Val d'Isère Val d'Isère is a commune of the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in south-eastern France. It lies from the border with Italy. It is on the border of the Vanoise National Park created in 1963. The Face de Bellevarde was the scene of the men's downhill race as part of the 1992 Winter...	C	snow	3300	10,827
Col de St Grat	Valgrisenche to La Thuile La Thuile La Thuile is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley of northwest Italy.-Geography:La Thuile is situated in the Alps at the extreme north-west of the country, close to the French alpine town of La Rosière...	C	snow	3300	10,827
Col du Tour	Chamonix to Orsières	MB	snow	3,280	10,762
Fenetre de Saleinaz	Saleinaz Glacier to Trient Glacier	MB	snow	3,264	10,709
Col de l'Herbetet	Cogne to Valsavarenche	E	snow	3257	10,686
Col du Collerin	Bessans Bessans Bessans is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-Geography:Located on the Haute-Maurienne plateau, at an altitude of 1750 meters, the area is known for its sporting activities. Bessans is located in a valley, ideal for Nordic skiing...  to Balme Balme Balme is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km northwest of Turin, on the border with France. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 98 and an area of 63.1 km²....	C	snow	3202	10,506
Col du Grand Etret	Ceresole Reale to Valsavaranche	E	snow	3158	10,361
Col de Bassac	Rhêmes Valley to Valgrisenche	C	snow	3153	10,345
Col du Carro	Bonneval-sur-Arc to Ceresole Reale	C	snow	3140	10,302
Col d'Arbole	Cogne to Brissogne Brissogne Brissogne is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy....	E	snow	3137	10,292
Col de la Goletta	Val d'Isère to the Rhêmes Valley	C	snow	3120	10,237
Col de Rhêmes	Val d'Isère to the Rhêmes Valley	C	snow	3101	10,174
Col de la Grande Casse	Pralognan to Termignon Termignon Termignon is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France....	W	snow	3100	10,171
Col de Sea	Bonneval-sur-Arc to Forno Alpi Graie	C	snow	3083	10,115
Col de l'Autaret	Bessans to Usseglio Usseglio Usseglio is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km northwest of Turin, on the border with France....	C	foot path	3070	10,073
Col de Girard	Bonneval-sur-Arc to Forno Alpi Graie	C	snow	3044	9987
Col Rosset	Valsavarenche to the Rhêmes Valley	C	bridle path	3024	9922
Col d'Arnas	Bessans to Balme	C	snow	3014	9889
Col de la Galise	Ceresole Reale to Val d'Isère	C	snow	2998	9836
Col de Sort	Valsavarenche to the Rhêmes Valley	E	bridle path	2967	9735
Quecees de Tignes	Val d'Isère to Termignon	W	snow	2940	9646
Col della Nouva	Cogne to Pont Canavese	E	bridle path	2933	9623
Col de Breuil	Bourg-Saint-Maurice Bourg-Saint-Maurice Bourg-Saint-Maurice, popularly known as Bourg, is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is the last large town along the Tarentaise valley in the heart of the French Alps.-History:...  to La Thuile La Thuile La Thuile is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley of northwest Italy.-Geography:La Thuile is situated in the Alps at the extreme north-west of the country, close to the French alpine town of La Rosière...	MB	snow	2,879	9,446
Col de Garin	Aosta Aosta Aosta is the principal city of the bilingual Aosta Valley in the Italian Alps, north-northwest of Turin. It is situated near the Italian entrance of the Mont Blanc Tunnel, at the confluence of the Buthier and the Dora Baltea, and at the junction of the Great and Little St. Bernard routes...  to Cogne	E	foot path	2868	9411
Collarin d'Arnas	Balme to Usseglio	C	snow	2850	9351
Colle della Finestra	Rhêmes Valley to the Valgrisenche	C	foot path	2847	9341
Fenetre de Champorcher	Cogne to Champorcher Champorcher Champorcher is a comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy, the main town in the Champorcher Valley....	E	bridle path	2838	9311
Col Vaudet	Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise is a village in the Tarentaise Valley in Savoie, France. The old village itself lies on the main road between Bourg-Saint-Maurice and Val-d'Isère...  to the Valgrisenche	C	foot path	2836	9305
Col de Bardoney	Cogne to Pont Canavese	E	snow	2833	9295
Col de Chaviere	Modane to Pralognan	W	foot path	2806	9206
Col de la Leisse	Tignes Tignes Tignes is a commune in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is also a ski resort near Val d'Isère, that are linked together as the "Espace Killy" region...  to Termignon	W	snow	2780	9121
Col de l'Iseran Col de l'Iseran Col de l'Iseran is the highest paved mountain pass in the Alps. A part of the Graian Alps, it is situated in the department of Savoie in France near the border with Italy. It is crossed by the D902....	Bonneval-sur-Arc to Val d'Isère	C	road	2769	9085
Ghicet di Sea	Balme to Forno Alpi Graie	C	foot path	2735	8973
Col de la Sachette	Tignes to Bourg-Saint-Maurice Bourg-Saint-Maurice Bourg-Saint-Maurice, popularly known as Bourg, is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is the last large town along the Tarentaise valley in the heart of the French Alps.-History:...	W	foot path	2729	8954
Col du Palet	Tignes to Moûtiers or Bourg St Maurice	W	bridle path	2658	8721
Col du Mont	Ste Foy to the Valgrisenche	C	bridle path	2646	8681
Col du Nivolet	Ceresole Reale to the Valsavarenche	E	road	2641	8665
Colle della Crocetta	Ceresole Reale to Forno Alpi Graie	C	bridle path	2636	8649
Col de la Platiere	Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department....  to Moûtiers	W	bridle path	2600	8531
Col du Mont Tondu	Les Contamines to Courmayeur	MB	snow	2,590	8,498
Col Ferret	Courmayeur to Orsières	MB	bridle path	2,533	8,311
Col de la Vanoise	Pralognan to Termignon	W	bridle path	2527	8291
Col de la Seigne	Les Chapieux to Courmayeur	MB	bridle path	2,512	8,242
Col de Susanfe	Champéry Champéry Champéry is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-History:Champéry is first mentioned in 1286 as Champery...  to Salvan Salvan, Switzerland Salvan is a municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.-History:Salvan is first mentioned in 1018 as cum Silvano. Around 1025-31 it was mentioned as in monte Salvano. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Scharwang, however, that name is...	MB	foot path	2,500	8,202
Col du Bonhomme	Contamines to Les Chapieux	MB	bridle path	2,483	8,147
Col de Sageroux	Sixt Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval is a municipality in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.- Geography :The town ranges in altitude from , and three-quarters of its area are part of a Natural Reserve and thus completely uninhabited...  to Champéry	MB	foot path	2,413	7,917
Col des Encombres	Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Savoie department*The 1917 Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne derailment, which killed several hundred French troops....  to Moûtiers	W	bridle path	2337	7668
Col d'Anterne	Sixt to Servoz	MB	bridle path	2,263	7,425
Col de Balme	Chamonix to the Trient Valley	MB	bridle path	2,201	7,221
Little St Bernard Pass Little St Bernard Pass The Little St Bernard Pass is a mountain pass in the Alps on the France–Italy border. Its saddle is at 2188 metres above sea level. It is located between Savoie, France and Aosta Valley, Italy to the south of the Mont Blanc Massif, precisely on the main alpine watershed. There is also a Great St...	Aosta to Moûtiers	C	road	2188	7179
Col de la Madeleine Col de la Madeleine Col de la Madeleine is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie in France.It connects La Chambre in Maurienne with Aigueblanche and Feissons-sur-Isère in Tarentaise. The southern approach from La Chambre is 19.3 km with an average grade of 8 percent. The northern approach...	La Chambre La Chambre La Chambre is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...  to Moûtiers	W	road	1984	6509
Colle Checrouit	Courmayeur to the Lac de Combal	MB	bridle path	1,960	6,431
Col de Voza	Chamonix to Les Contamines	MB	bridle path	1,675	5,496
Col de la Forclaz (F)	Chamonix to Saint-Gervais	MB	bridle path	1,556	5,105
Col de la Forclaz Col de la Forclaz Col de la Forclaz is a mountain pass in the Alps in the Canton of Valais in Switzerland. It connects Martigny at and Le Châtelard . The road from Martigny to the Col has an average gradient of 6% but in parts is more like 8%...  (CH)	Argentière Argentière Argentière is a picturesque skiing, alpine walking and mountaineering village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix Mont Blanc. Altitude: 1252m .-Geography:...  to Martigny Martigny, Switzerland Martigny is the capital of the French-speaking district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies at an elevation of , and its population is approximately 15000 inhabitants . It is a junction of roads joining Italy, France and Switzerland...	MB	road	1,520	4,987

External links

• Ascents in Gran Paradiso group - Czech and English
• Graian Alps on Summitpost - English