Pic de Clouzis, Mountain summit in Vallouise-Pelvoux, France.
Pic de Clouzis is a summit of the Massif du Pelvoux in the French Alps, reaching 3,465 metres, 208 metres above the surrounding terrain. It stands about 14 km west of Briançon, and its slopes are mostly covered by alpine grassland. Pointe Durand, at 3,932 metres, lies 5.3 km to the southwest.
Pic de Clouzis, 3,465 m high, belongs to the Massif du Pelvoux in the Pelvoux range, 14.4 km west of Briançon. Its 208 m of prominence over the surrounding ridge and the 3.1 km-wide base reflect the glacial carving that shaped the valleys around it. The nearest higher summit, Pointe Durand at 3,932 m, lies 5.3 km to the southwest.
Pic de Clouzis lies in the Massif du Pelvoux, and the surrounding slopes are used as summer pasture, with the land described as mostly grassland. The nearest town is Briançon, about 14 km to the west, and the population density around the mountain is low, roughly 20 people per square kilometre. The peak rises 208 m above the surrounding terrain, which is about 3.1 km wide at its base.
The summit lies 14.4 km west of Briançon, in the Massif du Pelvoux, and stands 208 m above the surrounding terrain. The nearest higher peak, Pointe Durand at 3,932 m, is 5.3 km to the northeast. Approach from the Vallouise-Pelvoux side; the climate is boreal, with January means of -7 °C.
Pic de Clouzis rises 208 metres above the surrounding terrain, and its base spans about 3.1 kilometres. It belongs to the Massif du Pelvoux, and Pointe Durand, at 3,932 metres, lies 5.3 kilometres to its northeast. The summit stands 14.4 kilometres west of Briançon.
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