Savoy Prealps
The Savoy Prealps (Préalpes de Savoie in French) are a mountain range in the north-western part of the Alps. They are located in Rhône-Alpes (south-eastern France) and, marginally, in Valais (western Switzerland). Savoy Prealps encompass northernmost area of the French Prealps.
| Savoy Prealps | |
|---|---|
Haute Cime (Dents du Midi) | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Haute Cime des Dents du Midi |
| Elevation | 3,257 m (10,686 ft) |
| Coordinates | 46°09′39″N 6°55′23″E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Préalpes de Savoie (French) |
| Geography | |
| Countries | France and Switzerland |
| Région, Canton | Rhône-Alpes and Valais |
| Parent range | Alps |
| Borders on | Dauphiné Prealps, Dauphiné Alps, Graian Alps, Bernese Alps and Swiss Prealps |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Age of rock | Tertiary |
| Type of rock | Sedimentary rocks |
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