Pointe de Grande Combe, Mountain summit in Le Grand-Bornand, France.
Pointe de Grande Combe is a limestone and clay summit in the French Alps between Le Grand-Bornand and Le Reposoir. The peak rises to 2210 meters and features distinct slopes on its northern and southern faces.
The summit belongs to the Klippe des Annes, a detached block of Lower Jurassic calcareous clay resting on younger Upper Jurassic and Upper Cretaceous flysch. This allochthonous formation was thrust over the autochthonous limestone terrain of the Bornes massif and the Aravis chain. The summit itself, at 2,210 metres, is not accessible, though a hiking trail to the Pointe d'Almet passes through the Combe des Fours to the west.
The summit lies on the ridge between the Col de la Colombière and the Col des Annes, above the village of Le Reposoir. A hiking trail to the Pointe d'Almet passes through the Combe des Fours on the western flank, below the peak. The summit itself is not accessible.
The summit itself is not accessible; the hiking trail to Pointe d'Almet passes through the Combe des Fours on the western side of the mountain. The 2,210 m peak lies on the ridge between the Col de la Colombière and the Col des Annes, above Le Reposoir.
The peak displays a rare combination of summit and hogback formations both clearly visible within the Klippe des Annes structure. This dual geological feature creates an unusual landscape from a geomorphological standpoint.
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