Grande Tête de l'Obiou

Grande Tête de l'Obiou
The mountain seen from Route Napoléon (RN85)
Highest point
Elevation	2,790 m (9,150 ft)[1]
Prominence	1,542 m (5,059 ft)[1][2]
Isolation	21.99 km (13.66 mi)
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	44°46′31″N 05°50′22″E
Geography
Grande Tête de l'Obiou Location in the Alps
Location	Rhône-Alpes, France
Parent range	Dévoluy Mountains, Dauphiné Prealps
Climbing
Easiest route	southern slopes

The Grande Tête de l'Obiou (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃d tɛt də lɔbju]; or simply l'Obiou) is a mountain in the French Prealps belonging to the French department of Isère. It is the highest peak of the Dévoluy Mountains and of the Dauphiné Prealps and the seventh most prominent summit of metropolitan France.

Geography

Administratively the mountain is divided between the French communes of Cordéac (NE slopes) and Monestier-d'Ambel (SW slopes).^[3]

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

1. Grande Tete de l'Obiou, France, on www.peakbagger.com (access: May 2012)
2. Key col:Col Bayard 1,248 m
3. Géoportail IGN on www.geoportail.fr

Maps

• French official cartography (Institut géographique national - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr

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