Dauphiné Alps

Dauphiné Alps
La Meije seen from the Emparis plateau
Highest point
PeakBarre des Écrins
Elevation4,102 m (13,458 ft)
Coordinates44°55′23″N 6°21′36″E / 44.92306°N 6.36000°E / 44.92306; 6.36000
Naming
Native nameAlpes du Dauphiné (French)
Geography
Dauphiné Alps (section nr.5) within Western Alps
CountryFrance
Regions
Rivers
Parent rangeAlps
Borders on
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny

The Dauphiné Alps (French: Alpes du Dauphiné) are a group of mountain ranges in Southeastern France, west of the main chain of the Alps. Mountain ranges within the Dauphiné Alps include the Massif des Écrins in Écrins National Park, Belledonne, Le Taillefer range and the mountains of Matheysine.