Massif d'Escreins

Escreins Massif
Escreins Massif Escreins Massif
Highest point
Elevation	3,385 m (11,106 ft)
Parent peak	Pics de la Font Sancte
Coordinates	44°35′42″N 6°46′47″E
Naming
Native name	Massif d'Escriens (French)
Geography
Country	France Italy
Departments and province	Hautes-Alpes Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Cuneo
Regions	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Piedmont
Geology
Type of rock	Sedimentary rocks

The Escreins massif (French: Massif d'Escreins) are a massif in the French and Italian Alps located in the French departments of Hautes-Alpes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, as well as in the Italian region of Piedmont.

It is home to part of the Queyras regional natural park.

Geography

Location

The Escreins massif is located between the valleys of Queyras to the north and Ubaye to the south. It is surrounded by Embrun, Guillestre, Saint-Véran and Barcelonnette.

To the north is the Queyras massif, to the east the Cottian Alps, to the southeast the Chambeyron massif and to the southwest the Parpaillon massif.

Main summits

• Pics de la Font Sancte, 3,385 m
• Mont Aiguillette, 3,287 m
• Pic des Heuvières, 3,272 m
• Panestrel, 3,254 m
• Pic des Houerts, 3,236 m
• Péouvou, 3,232 m
• Pain de Sucre, 3,208 m
• Tête des Toillies, 3,175 m
• Mortice, 3,169 m
• Tête de Longet, 3,151 m
• Grand Queyras, 3,114 m
• Rocher de l'Échasse, 3,049 m
• Pointe d'Escreins, 3,042 m
• Pointe de Saume, 3,035 m
• Punta dell'Alp, 3,033 m
• Pic de Caramantran, 3,025 m
• Pic de Château Renard, 2,989 m
• Longet, 2,969 m
• Main de Dieu, 2,915 m
• Pointe des Marcellettes, 2,910 m
• Pointe de Rasis, 2,846 m
• Tête de Paneyron, 2,787 m

Geology

The Escreins massif is essentially made up of sedimentary rocks, notably based on flysch.