Pic de l'Étendard, Mountain peak in Grandes Rousses massif, France
Pic de l'Étendard is a mountain summit in the Grandes Rousses massif at 3464 meters, located in the Alps on the border between Isère and Savoie. The peak has glaciers on multiple sides that are typical of this high-altitude alpine region.
The summit lies on the boundary between the Isère and Savoie departments, a limit fixed after Savoie was annexed to France in 1860. The massif's highest point, Pic Bayle at 3465 m, stands on its southern ridge about 2 km away. The peak rises to 3464 m, while the Cebuan source gives 3299 m.
The peak's southern ridge carries the Pic Bayle, at 3,465 m the highest point of the Grandes Rousses massif, 2 km away. The summit stands on the Isère-Savoie departmental border, and the glaciers of Quirlies, Saint-Sorlin and Barbarate lie on its southern, eastern and western flanks.
Reaching the summit requires mountaineering experience, technical climbing skills, and proper equipment such as ropes and ice axes. The best climbing season runs from late summer into early fall when conditions are most stable for glacier and ice climbing.
The summit's southern ridge carries the pic Bayle, at 3,465 m the highest point of the Grandes Rousses massif, about 2 km away. The Étendard itself stands at 3,464 m on the Isère–Savoie border, so the massif's culminating point lies just outside the summit named after it.
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