Grande Casse

Grande Casse
South-west face of the Grande Casse
Highest point
Elevation3,855 m (12,648 ft)
Prominence1,305 m (4,281 ft)[1]
Parent peakGran Paradiso[1]
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates45°24′19″N 6°49′39″E / 45.40528°N 6.82750°E / 45.40528; 6.82750
Geography
Grande Casse is located in Alps
Grande Casse
Grande Casse
Location in the Alps
LocationSavoie, France
Parent rangeGraian Alps
Climbing
First ascent8 August 1860 by William Mathews with guides Michel Croz and E. Favre
Easiest routeSouth-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.

  1. ^ a b "Grande Casse, France". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ "Grande Casse - summitpost". summitpost.org. Retrieved 9 March 2015.