Elevation 3,257 m (10,686 ft) Région, Canton, Rhône-Alpes / Valais Type of rock Sedimentary rock Period Tertiary | Country France / Switzerland Orogeny Alpine orogeny Age of rock Tertiary Parent range Alps | |
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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.
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GeographyEdit
Administratively the French part of the range belongs to the French departments of Savoie, Haute Savoie and Isère while the Swiss one is divided between the districts of Saint-Maurice and Monthey. The whole range is drained by the Rhone river.
SummitsEdit
The chief summits of the range are:
MapsEdit
References
Savoy Prealps Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA