Tête de Vautisse, Mountain summit in Écrins Massif, Hautes-Alpes, France.
Tête de Vautisse reaches an elevation of 3,156 meters and stands at the intersection of Châteauroux-les-Alpes, Réotier, and Champcella municipalities in Écrins National Park.
French authorities considered Tête de Vautisse as a potential nuclear testing site in 1958, though the project was ultimately not implemented in this alpine location.
The slopes of Tête de Vautisse support traditional Alpine shepherding practices, hosting 1,500 sheep during the mountain pasture season each year.
The ascent begins at Le Ponteil at 1,533 meters, requiring hikers to cover 20 kilometers with an elevation gain of 1,680 meters to reach the summit.
Rock ptarmigans make their home among the rocky terrain of Tête de Vautisse, demonstrating remarkable adaptation to high-altitude mountain conditions.
Location: Hautes-Alpes
Elevation above the sea: 3,156 m
GPS coordinates: 44.70101,6.48542
Latest update: June 23, 2025 10:09
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