Pointe de Tierce, Mountain summit in Savoie, France

Pointe de Tierce is a mountain summit in the Graian Alps near Bessans in the Savoie region, reaching an elevation of 2,973 meters (9,754 feet). The peak has a distinctive shape and stands within an Alpine range featuring several neighboring summits.

Pointe de Tierce is a secondary summit of the Graian Alps in Savoie, standing above the Maurienne valley at Bessans and continuing the ridge of the Pointe de Charbonnel, the range's highest point. A chapel, the chapelle de Tierce, stands on the summit and is reached on foot from the valley by a steep path.

At the summit stands the Chapelle de Tierce, a small chapel reached on foot from the Maurienne valley below Bessans by a steep trail. The mountain rises above the valley at Bessans and continues the line of the Pointe de Charbonnel, the highest point of the Graian Alps.

The summit is best reached during summer months when weather provides stable conditions for safer climbing attempts. Proper equipment and mountaineering experience are necessary since the routes to reach it can be challenging.

At the summit stands the Chapelle de Tierce, a small chapel reached on foot from the valley by a steep trail. The peak is a secondary summit of the Graian Alps, rising above Bessans in the Maurienne valley and continuing the ridge toward the Pointe de Charbonnel, the range's highest point at 3,752 m.