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Pic de Chaudun

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Looking north-west from Pic de Chaudun. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Pic de Chaudun sits at 7,041 feet along the Route Napoléon, facing 330° toward the north-northwest. The terrain drops 1,277 feet within 600 meters of the overlook, giving an unobstructed view across the surrounding peaks. To the north, Coste Belle rises to 6,568 feet at 1.2 miles, with Coste Folle at 6,706 feet and Le Girolet at 6,821 feet farther along the same direction. Sommet du chamois stands at 6,772 feet to the north-northwest, while Aiguille de Roche Noire reaches 6,831 feet to the northwest at 2.8 miles. Farther into the northwest, Sommet de Raz de Bec climbs to 7,825 feet and Bec de l'Aigle to 7,766 feet, both roughly 3 to 4 miles distant. To the west, Col de Rabou marks a saddle at 6,194 feet, 3.0 miles away. On the June solstice, sunrise occurs at 05:51 and sunset at 21:25; on the December solstice, daylight runs from 08:10 to 16:59. The overlook falls between Pic de l'Aiguille and Pic de Gleize on the byway route.

Access
0.8 mi detour
Elevation
7,041 ft
View
Northwest · 330°
Relief
1,277 ft drop
In view
8 named features
Panorama depuis le sentier de la Cuque à Laye (Hautes-Alpes)
Mathieu BROSSAIS · CC BY 4.0 · source
Pic de l'Aiguille (2140 m), Champsaur valley and Ecrins massif seen from the Pic de Gleize (Hautes-Alpes, France)
Pline · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Pic de l'Aiguille (2140 m), Champsaur valley and Ecrins massif seen from the Pic de Gleize (Hautes-Alpes, France)
Pline · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View of the Écrins massif from Pic de Gleize (Hautes-Alpes, France)
Pline · CC BY 4.0 · source
Laye
yohan56 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Station de ski de Laye (Hautes-Alpes)
Mathieu BROSSAIS · CC BY 4.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • Coste Belle6,568 ftnorth · 1.2 mi
  • Coste Folle6,706 ftnorth · 1.9 mi
  • Le Girolet6,821 ftnorth · 2.1 mi
  • Sommet du chamois6,772 ftnorth-northwest · 2.1 mi
  • Aiguille de Roche Noire6,831 ftnorthwest · 2.8 mi
  • Col de Rabou6,194 ftwest · 3.0 mi
  • Sommet de Raz de Bec7,825 ftnorthwest · 3.3 mi
  • Bec de l'Aigle7,766 ftnorthwest · 3.8 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:4018:4818:09
June solstice05:5121:2520:40
September equinox07:2319:3618:57
December solstice08:1016:5916:10

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How high is Pic de Chaudun?

Pic de Chaudun sits at about 7,041 feet (2,146 m).

What can you see from Pic de Chaudun?

From Pic de Chaudun: Coste Belle (N, 1.2 mi); Coste Folle (N, 1.9 mi); Le Girolet (N, 2.1 mi); Sommet du chamois (NNW, 2.1 mi).

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