Grande Casse

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Grande Casse is the highest peak in France’s Vanoise Massif, renowned among alpinists for its imposing limestone faces and classic mountaineering routes.


Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf alpine three-thousander
mountain
country France
elevation 12648 ft
3855 m
firstAscentBy Etienne Favre NERFINISHED
Michel Croz NERFINISHED
William Mathews NERFINISHED
firstAscentYear 1860
hasClimbingType alpine climbing
ice and mixed climbing
rock climbing
hasGlacier Glacier de la Grande Casse NERFINISHED
Glacier des Grands Couloirs NERFINISHED
hasNotableFace north face
west face
hasNotableFeature classic mountaineering routes
imposing limestone faces
hasRockType limestone
hasSummitCoordinateSystem WGS84
isHighestPointOf Savoie NERFINISHED
Vanoise Massif NERFINISHED
Vanoise National Park area NERFINISHED
isPartOf Western Alps NERFINISHED
isPopularWith alpinists
mountaineers
isVisibleFrom Pralognan-la-Vanoise NERFINISHED
locatedIn Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes NERFINISHED
France
Graian Alps NERFINISHED
Savoie NERFINISHED
Vanoise Massif NERFINISHED
mapLabel Grande Casse NERFINISHED
mountainRange Graian Alps NERFINISHED
Vanoise Massif NERFINISHED
nearestTown Pralognan-la-Vanoise NERFINISHED
Tignes NERFINISHED
prominence 1195 m
3920 ft
region French Alps NERFINISHED
standardRouteDifficulty PD+
standardRouteFrom Refuge du Col de la Vanoise NERFINISHED
standardRouteVia south-west flank
withinProtectedArea Vanoise National Park NERFINISHED

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Savoie
highestPoint
Graian Alps
notablePeak

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