Pointe des Arcas, Alpine summit in Hautes-Alpes, France.

Pointe des Arcas is a summit of the Massif des Écrins in the French Alps, in the commune of Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes. The French Wikipedia gives its elevation as 3,479 metres, while the English Wikipedia states 3,478 metres.

F. Gardiner reached the summit with C. and L. Pilkington on July 12, 1878, marking its first recorded ascent. This climb contributed to the early exploration of this less-traveled sector of the Alps during the era of mountaineering expansion.

The summit sits within Écrins National Park, established to protect the alpine landscape of this region. Visitors can experience the raw mountain environment and observe rare alpine plants and wildlife that thrive at high elevation.

The climb requires technical equipment and alpine experience due to the rocky passages and glacial terrain along the route. Climbers should ascend during stable weather conditions and go with mountain guides or experienced partners familiar with high-altitude mountaineering.

The summit lies on the boundary between the communes of Vallouise-Pelvoux and Puy-Saint-Vincent, in the Hautes-Alpes department. Its height is given as 3,478 m in English sources and 3,479 m in French ones, a one-metre discrepancy between the two national cartographic traditions.