Parpaillon massif

Parpaillon Massif
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Highest point
Elevation	3,046 m (9,993 ft)
Parent peak	Grand Bérard
Coordinates	44°29′12″N 6°38′12″E
Naming
Native name	Massif du Parpaillon (French)
Geography
Country	France
Departments	Hautes-Alpes Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

The Parpaillon massif (French: massif du Parpaillon, pronounced [masif dy paʁpajɔ̃]) are a massif in the French Alps. It serves as the boundary between the departments of Hautes-Alpes to the north and the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence to the south. Additionally, it separates the Embrun region from the Ubaye valley. The massif extends from the Serre-Ponçon lake in the west to the Col de Vars, which distinguishes it from the Escreins massif, and to the middle Ubaye valley in the southeast, near Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye, where it is bordered by the Mercantour-Argentera massif and the Chambeyron massif.

Etymology

For some, the meaning of this toponym is papillon (transl. butterfly), which is "parpalhon" in Occitan. However, it is more likely derived from the pre-Gaulish (Ligurian) term "pal," which is common in the names of mountains and escarpments.

Main summits

• Grand Bérard, 3,046 m
• Grand Parpaillon, 2,990 m
• Chalanche, 2,984 m
• Tête de Vallon Claous, 2,945 m
• Mont Tailland, 2,938 m
• Grande Combe, 2,937 m
• Tête de Crouès, 2,928 m
• Tête de Frusta, 2,926 m
• Barre de la Pisse, 2,925 m
• Tête du Crachet, 2,919 m
• Aupillon, 2,916 m
• Pouzenc, 2,898 m
• Grande Épervière, 2,884 m
• Pointe de l'Eyssina, 2,837 m
• Pic de Boussolenc, 2,832 m
• Montagnette, 2,811 m
• Pic de Chabrières, 2,727 m
• Pic de Morgon, 2,324 m