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Pic de Crigne

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Looking east from Pic de Crigne. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Access
0.9 mi detour
Elevation
4,144 ft
View
East · 90°
Light
Best at sunrise
Relief
1,294 ft drop
In view
11 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
Le village de Vitrolles avec le Pic de Crigne
OT Gap Tallard Vallées · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Canal EDF de Sisteron - Monêtier-Allemont, France
Giorgio Galeotti · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Canal EDF de Sisteron - Monêtier-Allemont, France
Giorgio Galeotti · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Canal EDF de Sisteron - Monêtier-Allemont, France
Giorgio Galeotti · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Canal EDF de Sisteron - Monêtier-Allemont, France
Giorgio Galeotti · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Canal EDF de Sisteron - Monêtier-Allemont, France
Giorgio Galeotti · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

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

  • La Durance2,370 fteast-southeast · 2.2 mi
  • Collet Rouge2,733 fteast-southeast · 2.4 mi
  • Tête de Boursier4,114 ftsoutheast · 3.0 mi
  • Tournoux2,641 fteast · 3.3 mi
  • La Sainte-Croix3,455 fteast-northeast · 3.3 mi
  • Col de Foureyssasse3,412 ftnortheast · 3.8 mi
  • Les Croix4,675 ftsoutheast · 4.1 mi
  • Malaup5,121 fteast-southeast · 5.2 mi
  • Picoustau3,189 fteast · 5.5 mi
  • Les Collets2,484 fteast-northeast · 5.9 mi
  • Saint-Abdon2,425 fteast-northeast · 6.4 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

This overlook faces sunrise — 0° off square to it.

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:4118:4818:10
June solstice05:5321:2520:40
September equinox07:2419:3618:58
December solstice08:1017:0016:12

Local time (Europe/Paris). Computed for this exact position.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

After it: Montagne de Grand Rochefort →
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Common questions

How high is Pic de Crigne?

Pic de Crigne sits at about 4,144 feet (1,263 m).

What can you see from Pic de Crigne?

From Pic de Crigne: La Durance (ESE, 2.2 mi); Collet Rouge (ESE, 2.4 mi); Tête de Boursier (SE, 3.0 mi); Tournoux (E, 3.3 mi).

Is Pic de Crigne better at sunrise or sunset?

Sunrise. The land falls away from Pic de Crigne toward the sunrise, so at sunset the light is behind you. Exact times shift through the year; the page shows the current window.

What is the next lookout after Pic de Crigne?

Montagne de Grand Rochefort is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Pic de Crigne.

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A scenic overlook on Route Napoléon, reported by OpenStreetMap.

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