Pointe du Lamet, Alpine peak in Savoie, France

Pointe du Lamet is an alpine peak in Savoie, France, rising to 3504 meters and dominating the landscape of the French Alps. A glacier clings to its northwestern face, defining the mountain's visual character.

Pointe du Lamet lies on the watershed between the Adriatic and Mediterranean seas, the highest summit between Pointe de Ronce and Rocciamelone. Its northwest face holds a hanging glacier above the Mont-Cenis basin. The mountain stands entirely in French territory, shared by the communes of Val-Cenis and Bessans, and closes the Moncenisio basin on its hydrographic left.

The peak marks the watershed between the Adriatic and Mediterranean seas and is the highest summit between the Pointe de Ronce and Rocciamelone. Its easiest route, from the Moncenisio lake side, passes a quarry used to build the dam and the Baracon de Chamois at 2,700 m before the rocky plateau at 3,430 m.

Reaching the summit requires complete mountaineering equipment and experience, as the route crosses steep snow and glacier fields. The warmer months offer the most stable conditions for the climb.

The metamorphic schists that form the mountain reveal the geological movements that created the Alps millions of years ago.