Parpaillon Massif

Parpaillon Massif
Parpaillon Massif
	Parpaillon Massif from Jausiers
Highest point
Elevation	3,046 m (9,993 ft)
Parent peak	Grand Bérard
Coordinates	44°29′12″N 6°38′12″E / 44.4867558°N 6.6367305°E
Naming
Native name	Massif du Parpaillon (French)
Geography
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Country	France
Departments	Hautes-Alpes; Alpes-de-Haute-Provence;
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

The Parpaillon Massif (French: massif du Parpaillon, pronounced [masif dy paʁpajɔ̃]) is a massif in the French Alps. It serves as the boundary between the departments of Hautes-Alpes to the north and the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence to the south. Additionally, it separates the Embrun region from the Ubaye Valley. The massif extends from the Serre-Ponçon Lake in the west to the Col de Vars, which distinguishes it from the Escreins Massif, and to the middle Ubaye valley in the southeast, near Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye, where it is bordered by the Mercantour-Argentera Massif and the Chambeyron Massif.

Etymology

For some, the meaning of this toponym is papillon (transl. butterfly), which is "parpalhon" in Occitan.^[1] However, it is more likely derived from the pre-Gaulish (Ligurian) term "pal," which is common in the names of mountains and escarpments.

Main summits

Grand Bérard, 3,046 m (9,993 ft)
Grand Parpaillon, 2,990 m (9,810 ft)
Chalanche, 2,984 m (9,790 ft)
Tête de Vallon Claous, 2,945 m (9,662 ft)
Mont Tailland, 2,938 m (9,639 ft)
Grande Combe, 2,937 m (9,636 ft)
Tête de Crouès, 2,928 m (9,606 ft)
Tête de Frusta, 2,926 m (9,600 ft)
Barre de la Pisse, 2,925 m (9,596 ft)
Tête du Crachet, 2,919 m (9,577 ft)
Aupillon, 2,916 m (9,567 ft)
Pouzenc, 2,898 m (9,508 ft)
Grande Épervière, 2,884 m (9,462 ft)
Pointe de l'Eyssina, 2,837 m (9,308 ft)
Pic de Boussolenc, 2,832 m (9,291 ft)
Montagnette, 2,811 m (9,222 ft)
Pic de Chabrières, 2,727 m (8,947 ft)
Pic de Morgon, 2,324 m (7,625 ft)

References

^ Nègre, Ernest (1996). Toponymie générale de la France (in French). Librairie Droz. p. 1192. ISBN 978-2-600-00133-5.

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[1] Nègre, Ernest (1996). Toponymie générale de la France (in French). Librairie Droz. p. 1192. ISBN 978-2-600-00133-5.

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