Cheval Noir (mountain)
| Cheval Noir | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,832 m (9,291 ft) |
| Coordinates | 45°25′19″N 6°24′49″E / 45.421912°N 6.413515°E |
| Geography | |
  Cheval Noir | |
Cheval Noir is a mountain in the French Alps, in the Savoie department.[1][2] It lies between Moûtiers in the north east and La Chambre in the south west. It is 2832 m high.[3]
The mountain is the namesake for the geologic Cheval Noir unit, an accretionary wedge that formed during the subduction of the Valais ocean (or North Penninic ocean).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Le Cheval Noir". thehighrisepages.de.
- ^ "Randonnée au Cheval Noir". montagne.plisson.org. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ "Cheval Noir". altituderando.com. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ Ceriani, Stefano; Bernhard Fügenschuh; Sebastien Potel; Stefan M. Schmid (2003). "Tectono-metamorphic evolution of the Frontal Penninic units of the Western Alps: correlation between low-grade metamorphism and tectonic phases". Swiss Bulletin of Mineralogy and Petrology. 83: 111–131. Retrieved 25 May 2013.