Pointe d'Ireuse, Mountain summit in Haute-Savoie, France.
Pointe d'Ireuse is a summit of 1,890 m in the Chablais Alps, on the commune of Bellevaux in Haute-Savoie. Its broad, rounded ridge rises from left to right, with the highest point near the centre-left. Dry pale yellow-green grass and exposed light grey sedimentary rock cover the upper slopes, with scattered dark green conifers and denser stands lower down.
Pointe d'Ireuse lies in the Chablais massif of the French Prealps, on the territory of Bellevaux in Haute-Savoie. Its limestone beds belong to the Préalpes médianes nappe, a thrust sheet pushed up during the Alpine orogeny. The summit stands at 1,890 m.
The trail passes near traditional Alpine farms where shepherding practices have continued over time. This region shows how communities adapt their daily life to the mountain environment.
The summit sits at 1,890 m above the hamlet of Bellevaux in the Chablais Alps, reached on foot only. The climb crosses dry grass slopes and scattered conifers before gaining the rounded ridge. Carry water and windproof layers, since the open ridge gives no shelter.
The summit sits on the boundary of Bellevaux commune in the Chablais massif, and its 1,890 m elevation is given in both French and English sources. The rounded grassy ridge seen in photographs is capped by light gray sedimentary rock of the Préalpes médianes nappe, the same layered limestone that builds the surrounding Chablais peaks.
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