| Grande Casse | |
|---|---|
 South-west face of the Grande Casse | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,855 m (12,648 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,305 m (4,281 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Gran Paradiso[1] |
| Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
| Coordinates | 45°24′19″N 6°49′39″E / 45.40528°N 6.82750°E |
| Geography | |
  Grande Casse Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Savoie, France |
| Parent range | Graian Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 8 August 1860 by William Mathews with guides Michel Croz and E. Favre |
| Easiest route | South-west flanks (les grands couloirs, PD+) |
The Grande Casse (3,855 m) is the highest mountain of the Vanoise Massif in the Graian Alps in the Savoie department, France. It is located in the heart of Vanoise National Park, near the village of Pralognan-la-Vanoise, which is about 25 km south-east of the nearest town, Moûtiers. It has a steep 600 m high north face. The other sides of the mountain are more gentle, mostly consisting of broken rocks. A high ridge connects it to the nearby peak of Grande Motte.[2] The ridge connecting the Grande Casse and the Grande Motte is the watershed between the Tarentaise Valley in the north and Maurienne Valley to the south.
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- ^ "Grande Casse - summitpost". summitpost.org. Retrieved 9 March 2015.