Dauphiné Prealps

Dauphiné Prealps
Préalpes du Dauphiné
Highest point
PeakGrande Tête de l'Obiou
Elevation2,790 m (9,150 ft)
Coordinates44°46′31″N 5°50′22″E / 44.77528°N 5.83944°E / 44.77528; 5.83944
Geography
Dauphiné Prealps (section nr.6) within Western Alps
CountryFrance
RégionRhône-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
RiversDrac, Durance, Isère and Drôme
Parent rangeAlps
Borders onProvence Alps and Prealps, Dauphiné Alps and Savoy Prealps
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Rock typeSedimentary rocks

The Dauphiné Prealps (French: Préalpes du Dauphiné) are a mountain range in the south-western part of the Alps. They are located in Rhône-Alpes and, marginally, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (south-eastern France). Dauphiné Prealps are the central section of the French Prealps.