Pointe de Pécé, Alpine summit in Hautes-Alpes, France

Pointe de Pécé is the northernmost and highest summit of the Crête de Pécé, the ridge separating the main Clarée valley from the Vallon de l'Opon in the Cottian Alps. It reaches 2733 m and rises above extensive conifer forests on steep slopes of fine scree. Its summit is marked by a large stone cairn, with an emergency call device just to the south.

The sources record no historical events, construction or pastoral chronology for Pointe de Pécé; its documented history is cartographic and mountaineering. The summit is listed on the official French Institut géographique national (IGN) maps, and the Italian Istituto Geografico Centrale shows it on sheet 1 at 1:50,000. The name comes from the local dialect word Pécé for conifers, from the same Latin root as the genus Picea, spruce.

The name Pécé comes from the local dialect word for conifers, the same Latin root as the genus Picea (spruce), referring to the forests covering the slope above the Clarée valley. The usual summer route starts at Plampinet, a hamlet of Névache at about 1,880 m, and is rated EE for its exposed path.

The summer route starts at Plampinet, a hamlet of Névache at about 1,880 m, and climbs entirely on a good path, yet it is rated EE because the track is very exposed. An alternative follows path traces near the Crête de Pécé from the Col de Dormilluose (2,445 m). In winter the ski ascent is rated D (Difficile).

The summit is marked by a large cairn of stones, and just south of it stands an emergency call device. The name Pécé comes from the local dialect word for conifers, from the same Latin root as the genus Picea, which includes the Norway spruce.