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Mountain · France

La Meije

Elevation
3,982 m
#1,462
in the world
#9
in France
821 m
prominence

La Meije is a mountain in France, rising to 3,982 m, the 9th highest in France.

Elevation
3,982 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
821 m
Height above its key col
Isolation
9.6 km
To the nearest higher ground
World rank
#1,462
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

La Meije

La Meije lies in France, in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur.

Key facts

Elevation
3,982 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
821 m
Isolation
9.6 km
Type
Mountain
Region
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Coordinates
45.005, 6.308

How it ranks

Among peaks in France
#9of 320
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#1,462of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
La Meije Pic Central3,973 m0.5 km
La Meije Pic Oriental3,891 m0.8 km
le Pave3,823 m1.4 km
Pic Gaspard3,881 m1.9 km
Le Rateau3,809 m2.2 km
La Grande Ruine3,765 m4.5 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to La Meije.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
Saint-Martin-d'HèresFrance35,52847 km
MeylanFrance20,26748 km
ÉchirollesFrance33,08849 km
GrenobleFrance158,55251 km
GapFrance42,71553 km

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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.