Pointe de la Fournache
Pointe de la Fournache | |
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![]() Southern face of Pointe de la Fournache (left) and Dent Parrachée (right) in the background, separated by a small cirque glacier | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,642 m (11,949 ft) |
Coordinates | 45°17′15″N 06°45′09″E / 45.28750°N 6.75250°E |
Geography | |
Location | Savoie, France |
Parent range | Vanoise Massif |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Early Jurassic |
Mountain type | limestone |
Pointe de la Fournache is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Massif de la Vanoise range. It has an elevation of 3,642 metres (11,949 ft) above sea level.
Pointe de la Fournache lies north of Aussois and southwest of Dent Parrachée (3,697 metres (12,129 ft)). The summit is very close to Dent Parrachée, which is separated by a short ridge.