Provence Alps and Prealps


The Provence Alps and Prealps are a mountain range in the south-western part of the Alps, located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Provence Alps and Prealps encompass the south-western area of the French Prealps.

Etymology

The Provence is a historical region nowadays part of the administrative région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Geography

Administratively the range belongs to the French departments of Vaucluse, Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
The western slopes of the range are drained by the Rhone river through the Durance and other tributaries while its south-eastern part is drained by the Var and several smaller rivers that flow directly to the Mediterranean Sea.

Notable summits

Some notable summits of the range are:
Namemetresfeet
Tête de l'Estrop2,9619,712
Grande Séolane2,9099,542
Trois-Évêchés2,8189,243
Montagne du Cheval Blanc2,3237,619
Mourre de Chanier1,9306,330
Mont Ventoux1,9126,271
Montagne de Lure1,8265,989

Maps