How tall is Grande Tête de l'Obiou?

Grande Tête de l'Obiou rises to 2,790 m (9,154 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.

Where is Grande Tête de l'Obiou?

Grande Tête de l'Obiou is in France, in Rhone-Alpes.

Where does Grande Tête de l'Obiou rank?

It is the 147th highest of the 320 peaks we list in France, and #4,978 worldwide.

Peak · France

Grande Tête de l'Obiou

Elevation

2,790 m

#4,978

in the world

#147

in France

1,542 m

prominence

Grande Tête de l'Obiou is a peak in France, rising to 2,790 m, the 147th highest we list in France.

Isolation

22 km

To the nearest higher ground

Nearest town

Gap

30 km away

Type

Peak

GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Grande Tête de l'Obiou lies in France, in Rhone-Alpes.

Key facts

Elevation

2,790 m (9,154 ft)

Surveyed elevation, GeoNames

Prominence

1,542 m

Type

Peak

Region

Rhone-Alpes

Coordinates

44.774, 5.847

How it ranks

Among peaks in France

#147of 320

LargestSmallest

Among all listed peaks

#4,978of 14,616

LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
Peak	Elevation	Distance
Pic de Bure	2,709 m	18 km
Le Sénépy	1,769 m	18 km
Le Tabor	2,389 m	23 km
Mont Aiguille	2,086 m	24 km
Pic des Souffles	3,098 m	25 km
Roche de la Muzelle	3,465 m	27 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Grande Tête de l'Obiou.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
City	Country	Population	Distance
Gap	France	42,715	30 km
Échirolles	France	33,088	43 km
Saint-Martin-d'Hères	France	35,528	46 km
Grenoble	France	158,552	46 km
Fontaine	France	24,588	48 km

Tallest in the country

The highest peaks in this country, by elevation
#	Peak	Elevation
1	Mont Blanc	4,806 m
2	Mont Maudit	4,465 m
3	Mont Blanc du Tacul	4,248 m
4	Aiguille Verte	4,122 m
5	Les Écrins	4,101 m
6	Aiguille de Bionnassay	4,052 m
7	Dent du Géant	4,013 m
8	Aiguille de Rochefort	4,001 m
9	La Meije	3,982 m
11	Sommet de l'Ailefroide	3,954 m

Common questions

How tall is Grande Tête de l'Obiou?: Grande Tête de l'Obiou rises to 2,790 m (9,154 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Grande Tête de l'Obiou?: Grande Tête de l'Obiou is in France, in Rhone-Alpes.
Where does Grande Tête de l'Obiou rank?: It is the 147th highest of the 320 peaks we list in France, and #4,978 worldwide.
What is the nearest city to Grande Tête de l'Obiou?: Gap, France, about 30 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.